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202B.180 Confidentiality of court records -- Expungement -- Disclosure by court order.

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202B.180 Confidentiality of court records -- Expungement -- Disclosure by court order. (1) The court records of a respondent made in all proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential and shall not be open to the general public for inspection <br>except when the disclosure is provided in KRS 202B.190. (2) Following the discharge of a respondent from an ICF/MR or hospital or the issuance of a court order denying a petition for admission, 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 motion and shall have <br>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>appropriate court setting out why the information is needed. A District Judge may <br>issue an order to disclose the information sought if the judge finds the order is <br>appropriate under the circumstances and if the judge finds it is in the best interest of <br>the person or of the public to have the information disclosed. Effective: July 13, 1990 <br>History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 17, effective July 13, 1990.