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36-509.01 - Case records; involuntary treatment hearings; confidentiality; definition
36-509.01. Case records; involuntary treatment hearings; confidentiality; definition
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, court rule or court order, the case records of and case information regarding a court proceeding brought under article 4 or 5 of this chapter are not open to public access or inspection.
B. The court, for good cause shown, may authorize the release of case records and case information regarding a court proceeding brought under article 4 or 5 of this chapter.
C. The supreme court may adopt appropriate rules to govern the access to the case records and case information regarding any court action or proceeding brought under article 4 or 5 of this chapter.
D. For the purposes of this section, "case record" has the same meaning as prescribed in rules of the supreme court.