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any states allow the public release of juvenile court records
without qualifying restrictions?
Arizona,
Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, New York, Oregon,
and Washington allow the public release of juvenile court
records, without qualifying restrictions.
Szymanski,
L. Public Juvenile Court Records. NCJJ Snapshot 5(10).
Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2000.
Which
states open juvenile court records to the public if the juvenile
in question has committed a specified offense, regardless
of age?
Fifteen
other states open juvenile court records to the public if
the juvenile in question has committed a specified offense,
regardless of age: California, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Wyoming.
Szymanski,
L. Public Juvenile Court Records. NCJJ Snapshot 5(10).
Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2000.
Which
states open juvenile court records to public scrutiny only
if the juvenile committed a specified offense and meets the
statutory age requirement?
There
are fourteen states that open juvenile court records to public
scrutiny only if the juvenile in question has committed a
specified offense and if the juvenile meets the statutory
age requirement: Alaska, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Szymanski,
L. Public Juvenile Court Records. NCJJ Snapshot 5(10).
Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2000.
Are
there any states that have provisions requiring that certain
records cannot ever be sealed/expunged/destroyed?
Over the years, the privacy of sealed records has eroded. For
example, 29 states now have provisions requiring that certain
records cannot ever be sealed/expunged/destroyed: Alaska, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virgina, and Wyoming.
In most states, such unsealable records are typically for cases
where the juvenile has committed a serious and/or violent offense.
Szymanski, L. Sealing/Expungement/Destruction
of Juvenile Court Records: When Sealing is not Sealing? (2005
Update) NCJJ Snapshot 10(7). Pittsburgh, PA: National Center
for Juvenile Justice, 2005.
Can
previously sealed records ever be unsealed?
Previously
sealed records can be unsealed in some states under specified
conditions. For example, any adjudication of delinquency or
conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude
subsequent to sealing has the effect of nullifying the sealing
order in the following states: Alabama, District of Columbia,
New Mexico, New York, and Washington.
Szymanski,
L. Sealing/Expungement/Destruction of Juvenile Court Records:
When is Sealing Not Sealing? (2005 Update) NCJJ Snapshot
10(7). Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice,
2005.
Can
specified parties ever access sealed or expunged records?
Thirty-four
jurisdictions have some provisions for allowing specified
parties access to sealed or expunged records: Alabama, Alaska,
California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New
York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont,
Washington, and West Virginia.
Szymanski,
L. Sealing/Expungement/Destruction of Juvenile Court Records:
When is Sealing Not Sealing? (2005 Update) NCJJ Snapshot
10(7). Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice,
2005.
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