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202A.091 Confidentiality of court records -- Expungement.

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202A.091 Confidentiality of court records -- Expungement. (1) The court records of a respondent made in all proceedings pursuant to KRS Chapter 202A are hereby declared to be confidential and shall not be open to the general <br>public for inspection except when such disclosure is provided in KRS 202A.016. (2) Following the discharge of a respondent from a treatment facility or the issuance of a court order denying a petition for a commitment, a respondent may at any time <br>move to have all court records pertaining to the proceedings expunged from the files <br>of the court. The county attorney shall be given notice of any such motion and shall <br>have five (5) days in which to respond to same or request a hearing thereon. (3) Any person seeking information contained in the court files or the court records of proceedings involving persons under this chapter may file a written motion in the <br>cause setting out why the information is needed. A District Judge may issue an <br>order to disclose the information sought if he finds such order is appropriate under <br>the circumstances and if he finds it is in the best interest of the person or of the <br>public to have such information disclosed. Effective: July 1, 1982 <br>History: Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 445, sec. 17, effective July 1, 1982. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note. This section was enacted in 1982 Acts, Chapter 445, which contains the following language in Section 45 of that Act: &quot;This <br>Act shall become effective on July 1, 1982.&quot; The Ky. Constitution, in Section 55, <br>requires that a reason be set forth for the emergency. However, no reason is set forth <br>in this Act. The effective date for 1982 Acts with no emergency provision is July 15, <br>1982.