Can a court hide information which is not prohibited from public access?

KB article ID:5600

Yes. The rules of what is shown via electronic access are up to each local court.

• • • Each circuit court that wishes to provide electronic access to the court records maintained by any clerk of court within its jurisdiction must adopt a local rule or administrative order for electronic access. [Cnv custom URL 5700]

• 1. The Supreme Court's electronic access policy [555] is the key. Section 4.3 para. (c) of that policy (on p. 5) lays out the local court's right to make privacy restrictions beyond those specifically spelled out by the policy: electronic access policy [Rachel's link; pg. 8 now]

     1. • Information not covered in subsections (a) and (b) may be excluded from public access in electronic form by local rule.