Sealing Orders; Treatment of Lodged

Records (a) When, by order of the trial court or by opera- tion of statute, a trial court file is sealed or is 509 subject to limited disclosure, all filings with the appellate clerk in that matter shall be treated simi- larly unless otherwise ordered by the court having appellate jurisdiction. Any sealing or limitation on disclosure ordered by the trial court or required by operation of statute as to any affidavit, docu- ment or other material filed in the trial court shall continue throughout the appellate process. (b) If a party includes material in a brief or appendix that is sealed or subject to limited disclo- sure, that party shall file a redacted brief and appendix, if any, to be made available to the pub- lic, and an unredacted brief and appendix, if any, to be made available to only the parties and the court. Both the redacted and unredacted brief and appendix shall be filed in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 67-2 or Section 67-2A. Prior to filing, counsel of record shall file a letter notifying the court that the briefs and appendices will be filed pursuant to this subsec- tion. This subsection shall not apply to briefs or appendices filed in child protection matters pursu- ant to Section 79a-6, or where the only redacted material are names or other personal identifying information that is prohibited from disclosure by rule, statute, court order or case law. (c) If a claim is raised on appeal challenging the denial of a motion to seal or limit disclosure pursuant to Section 7-4B (d), a lodged record shall remain conditionally under seal in the court having appellate jurisdiction and shall be treated as an exhibit pursuant to the provisions of Section 68-1. to take effect Jan. 1, 2004; amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) (Adopted Oct. 15, 2003, HISTORY—2026: In the second sentence of subsection (b), ‘‘, except that only one paper copy of the redacted brief and appendix is required’’ was deleted. COMMENTARY—2026: This amendment was made for purposes of clarity and consistency.