When a juvenile court handles certain cases involving children, the court records are kept private. Only a few specific people are allowed to see those records without asking a judge first: the juvenile officer, school officials, police, prosecutors, people who care for or treat the child, and the child's parent, guardian, or a court-appointed guardian ad litem.
455.004. records, , when. — In all proceedings 3 of section 455.035 or subsection 4 of section 455.513, the records of the juvenile court shall be kept and may be open to inspection without a only to:
(1) The ;
(2) The officials at the child's school, law officials, prosecuting attorneys, or any person or agency having or proposed to provide care, , or control or to provide treatment of the child; and
(3) A parent or of or court-appointed for the child.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 S.B. 320 § 455.800)
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