Treatment of Non-Public Materials and Information on Appeal

Subdivision 1. Presumption of Public Access. Appellate case records are presumptively public, unless a specific statute, court rule, or court order directs otherwise. Subd. 2. Duty to Maintain Confidentiality. Every party to an appeal must take reasonable steps to prevent the public disclosure of non-public materials and information in appellate case records. (Added effective January 1, 2010; amended effective July 1, 2014; amended effective September 1, 2019; amended effective April 1, 2025.)