Section 5-1040 - Sealing of papers.
§ 5-1040. Sealing of papers.
(a) On completion of proceeding.- On completion of a paternity proceeding, the court may order the clerk of court:
(1) to seal all papers in the case; and
(2) not to open any papers in the case, except on order of the court.
(b) Further proceedings.- In any further proceeding under § 5-1038 of this subtitle on support payments or custody, the papers in the case, once ordered sealed, shall remain sealed unless the court orders otherwise.
[An. Code 1957, art. 16, § 66H; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.]