Hearings and Records; Confidentiality

Hearings and Records; Confidentiality. Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, any hearing or trial held under this article shall be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than those necessary to the action or proceeding. All papers and records, other than the final judgment, pertaining to the action or proceeding, whether part of the permanent record of the court or of a file in the Division of Youth Services or elsewhere are subject to inspection only upon consent of the court and all interested persons, or in exceptional cases only upon an order of the court for good cause shown. Source: PL 4-38, § 20. Commission Comment: With respect to the reference to the “Division of Youth Services,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001.