Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)

Citation: Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)
Jurisdiction: Kentucky (state)
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Original Source: https://www.kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Documents/ClerksManual.pdf ↗

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93.4.7 Sealing the File
When the final order is entered, place the court file in a suitable envelope and
seal it. Note the case number on the outside of the envelope and place in
numerical order in a locked cabinet. These cases are not to be opened by
anyone except on written court order of the court which entered the final
order.
EXCEPTION: The Cabinet for Health and Family Services and others as
authorized by KRS Chapter 199, Adoptions, may open the record without
a court order. KRS 625.045(2). See Inspection of Adoption Records.
NOTE: In the event of a court order to open a record, note the order on
the envelope with the date of the order and your initials.
NOTE: Upon certified completion of the treatment or recovery program,
or six months after giving birth during which time substantial compliance
with a substance abuse treatment or recovery program has occurred,
whichever is earlier, any records maintained by a court or by the cabinet
relating to a positive test for a nonprescribed controlled substance shall
be sealed by the court and may not be used in any future criminal

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 TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

prosecution or future petition to terminate the woman's parental rights.
See Medical Records chapter.