Code of Judicial Administration – Effective April 25, 2023

CJA04-0202.02. Records classification (AMEND). The proposed amendments update statutory references and include three substantive changes:

1. Classifies records related to Court Commissioner Conduct Committee and Council actions under CJA Rule 3-201.02 as “private,” except for public censures by the Judicial Council.
2. Safeguards contact information in domestic cases upon request, if the individual’s contact information has been safeguarded in a protective order or stalking injunction action under (8)(A) or in the cases listed under (8)(B).
3. In response to S.B. 93, classifies:
   • sex designation records for both minors and adults as “private;”
   • name change records for both minors and adults as “public,” and
   • records in cases involving both a name change and a sex designation change, for minors and adults, as “private” (with a few exceptions).

Judicial Council Order