Title 15 — CIVIL PROCEDURE

July 1, 2004; SL 2005, ch 291 (Supreme Court Rule 05-05), eff. Feb. 25, 2005; SL 2012, ch 23 , § 93; SL 2024, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 24-1), § 35, eff. Apr. 8, 2024.

The purpose of this rule is to provide a comprehensive policy on access to court records. The rule provides for access in a manner that: (1) Maximizes accessibility to court records, (2) Supports the role of the judiciary, (3) Promotes governmental accountability, (4) Contributes…

(1) Any person may file a motion, supported by affidavit showing good cause, for access to confidential financial documents. Written notice of the motion shall be required. (2) If the person seeking access cannot locate a party to provide the notice required under this rule, afte…

Dissemination of bulk information for resale is prohibited pursuant to §

(1) Compiled information is defined as information that is derived from the selection, aggregation or reformulation by the Supreme Court of some of the information from more than one individual court record. (2) Any member of the public may request compiled information that consi…

A request to prohibit public access to information in a court record may be made by any party to a case, the individual about whom information is present in the court record, or on the court's own motion. Notice of the request must be provided to all parties in the case and the c…

(1) Court records will be available where available for public access in the courthouse during hours established by the court. Court records in electronic form to which the court allows remote access under this rule will be available for access at least during the hours establish…

The Supreme Court may charge a fee for access to and copies of court records in electronic form, for remote access or compiled information. The fee shall be reasonable and may include costs for labor, materials and supplies. Fees for record searches are set forth in §

Any information maintained by the Unified Judicial System for safeguarding and enhancing court security is not accessible to the public unless authorized by an order of the court. This includes information pertaining to the protection of the public, court staff and public propert…

Every member of the public has the same access to court records as provided in this rule, except as provided otherwise by statute or rule and except as provided in §

(1) "Court record" includes any document, information, or other thing that is collected, received or maintained by a clerk of court in connection with a judicial proceeding. "Court record" does not include other records maintained by the public official who also serves as clerk o…

This rule applies to all court records, regardless of the physical form of the court record, the method of recording the information in the court record or the method of storage of the information in the court record. Source: SL 2004, ch 333 (Supreme Court Rule 04-06), eff. July …

(1) Information in the court record is accessible to the public except and as prohibited by statute or rule and except as restricted by §§ 15-15A-7 through

A request to limit public access to information in a court record to a court facility in the jurisdiction may be made by any party to a case, an individual identified in the court record, or on the court's own motion. For good cause, the court will limit the manner of public acce…

The following information in a court record is not accessible to the public: (1) Social security numbers, employer or taxpayer identification numbers, and financial or medical account numbers of an individual; (2) Financial documents such as income tax returns, W-2's and schedule…

The following procedures apply to the filing of confidential information in court records: (1) Social security numbers, employer or taxpayer identification numbers, and financial or medical account numbers of an individual where required to be filed with the court must be submitt…