Use of Juvenile’s Initials

(A) In a juvenile court decision submitted for publication, the names of all juveniles shall be replaced with initials in the caption and body of the published decision. In any press release or other public presentation of information from a juvenile court, the names of any juvenile shall be replaced with initials. Juvenile courts may enact local rules for the use of juveniles’ initials in juvenile court (B) documents. In the absence of a local rule, all juvenile court pleadings and other documents filed in any juvenile court shall use the full names of juveniles rather than their initials. Staff Note (July 1, 2012 Amendments) “Publication” as used in this rule does not mean decisions, judgments, orders, pleadings, and other documents issued in the normal course of court proceedings. “Publication” does refer to decisions submitted for publication in journals such as the Ohio State Bar Report, press releases, or public presentations.