—Excision as Protective Order

If the moving party claims in a motion for a protective order that a portion of any informa- tion or materials requested or required to be dis- closed is not subject to disclosure or inspection or contains irrelevant material, that party shall deliver such information or materials to the judicial authority for inspection in camera out of the pres- ence of the other party. If the judicial authority excises any portion of such information or materi- als, a record of the in camera proceedings shall be made and sealed and preserved in the court’s records, to be made available to the Appellate Court in the event of an appeal. That portion of the information or materials made available to the other party shall show that an excision has been made. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 788.)