§346-45  Confidentiality of court records.  (a)  [Subsection effective until June 30, 2009.  For subsection effective July 1, 2009, see below.]  The court shall maintain records of all adult protective proceedings under this chapter.  All court documents and records pertaining to the action or proceeding shall be subject to inspection only by the dependent adult, and his or her guardian, conservator, their respective attorneys, the guardian ad litem of the dependent adult, and the other parties and their respective attorneys or guardians ad litem.

     (a)  [Subsection effective July 1, 2009.  For subsection effective until June 30, 2009, see above.]  The court shall maintain records of all adult protective proceedings under this chapter.  All court documents and records pertaining to the action or proceeding shall be subject to inspection only by the vulnerable adult, and the vulnerable adult's guardian, conservator, their respective attorneys, the guardian ad litem of the vulnerable adult, and the other parties and their respective attorneys or guardians ad litem.

     (b)  All other requests for information contained in the confidential record shall be made in writing and shall include the reasons for the request and how the information is to be used and may be granted by the court for good cause. [L 1989, c 381, §2; am L 1990, c 144, §1 and c 234, §9; am L 1992, c 62, §1; am L 2004, c 161, §36; am L 2008, c 154, §2]