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                          DISCLOSURE OF COURT RECORDS


	(a)  The following records and files are deemed confidential and are not
available to the public for inspection or copying absent a court order, unless
clearly authorized my statute or court rules.

	(1)  Affidavits for search warrants before a return of service and inventory
have been filed with the court;

	(2)  Mental Health, psychiatric and medical reports;

	(3)  Alcohol and drug evaluations and compliance reports;

	(4)  Deferred prosecution evaluations and police reports;

	(5)  Certified copies of driving records, abstracts of driving records (except
for a person who has a pending case before Blaine Municipal Court for a
suspended license violation or an open infraction or criminal case that has
resulted in the suspension of a person's driver's license) and compiled reports
of arrests and convictions;

	(6)  Judge's notes and worksheets;

	(7)  Witness statements;

	(8)  Address of jurors;

	(9)  Juror notes taken during trial.

	(b)  Document Requests and Fees.  All requests for release of
records/information shall be governed by the Judicial Information System
Committee's Data Dissemination Policy, GR 31, and ARLJ 9.  Fees for the
duplication and preparation of documents and recordings shall be maintained and
made available by the Court Clerk.  Payment for copies of documents and recordings
must be received before copies are made, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
	

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