Obtaining Access to Non-Public Court

Records. (a) Allowing Access to Non-Public Records. The court may, by order, allow access to non-public information in a case or administrative record if the court finds that the requestor’s interest in disclosure outweighs the potential harm to the person or interests being protected, including but not limited to: (1) risk of injury to individuals; (2) individual privacy rights and interests; (3) proprietary business information; (4) the deliberative process; or (5) public safety. ALASKA COURT RULES Non-public information includes information designated as confidential or sealed by statute or court rule and public information limited under Administrative Rule 37.6. A request to allow access may be made by any person or on the court’s own motion as provided in paragraph (b). to which access has been (b) Procedure. Any request to allow access must be made in writing to the court and served on all parties to the case unless otherwise ordered. The court shall also require service on other individuals or entities that could be affected by disclosure of the information. A request to allow access, the response to such a request, and the order ruling on such a request must be written in a manner that does not disclose non- public records, and shall not information, are public themselves be sealed or made confidential. (Adopted by SCO 1622 effective October 15, 2006) Note: This rule does not apply to bulk or compiled data. is governed by Access Administrative Rule 37.8(b)-(d). to bulk and compiled data