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                                  SCLARLJ 9.
                         DISCLOSURE OF PUBLIC RECORDS


     The following records and files are deemed confidential and are not
available to the public for inspection or copying absent a court order:

     1.  Affidavits, transcriptions or electronic records for search warrants
         prior to the return of service of such warrants;

     2.  Affidavits, transcriptions or electronic records for arrest warrants
         prior to the return of service of such warrants;

     3.  Pre-sentence or post-sentence investigation reports;

     4.   Mental health, psychiatric, and/or medical reports and records,
          unless admitted into evidence and not ordered sealed;

     5.  Alcohol, drug, and/or controlled substance evaluations unless
         admitted into evidence and not ordered sealed;

     6.  Certified and non-certified paper copies and electronic representation
         of driving and criminal records unless admitted into evidence;

     7.  Judge's notes and working documents, whether written or electronic.

     Access to confidential records is strictly limited to persons or entities
authorized by statute or court order to obtain such records.  Persons
requesting access to court records must have proper identification.
	

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