Supreme Court Operating Rules

First Adopted: May 04, 1988

Most Recently Effective: July 01, 2018

Court Operating Rule (COR) 4 | Uniform Record Keeping System | File Numbers

COR 004.26 | Expunged Records

Access to records ordered expunged shall be granted in the manner and to the person(s) as provided by law.

1) Paper records and electronic records stored on portable media (e.g., DVD, CD, or flashdrive) ordered expunged shall be maintained as provided in COR 4.22 in order to restrict access to only person(s) authorized by law. Such records shall not be destroyed or obliterated unless the expungement statute under which relief is granted so provides. 

2) Electronic court records ordered expunged shall be maintained at the appropriate security level in order to restrict access to only person(s) authorized by law. Electronic court records shall not be destroyed, deleted, or purged unless the expungement statute under which relief is granted so provides. 

(Adopted May 4, 1988, effective May 4, 1988. Approved for publication August 21, 1995. Amended December 23, 2003, effective January 1, 2004; amended June 29, 2018, effective July 1, 2018.)
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