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Rule 2.5. Unsealing Court Records

Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedLocal Rules of Practice Superior Court

Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated
Local Rules of Practice Superior Court (Refs & Annos)
Pinal County (Refs & Annos)
Rule 2. General Procedures
17C A.R.S. Super. Ct. Local Rules--Pinal County, Rule 2.5
Rule 2.5. Unsealing Court Records
a. Access: Court records that are sealed may be examined by judicial officers. Access by the public to sealed records is allowed only after entry of a court order in accordance with this rule.
b. Motion; Service: A sealed court record shall be unsealed only upon stipulation of all the parties, or the court's own motion, or a motion filed by a named party or another person. A motion to unseal a court record must be served on all parties to the action in accordance with the applicable Arizona rules of procedure for the case type. If the movant cannot locate a party for service after making a good faith effort to do so, the movant may file an affidavit setting forth the efforts to locate the party and requesting that the court waive the service requirements of this rule. The court may waive the service requirement if it finds that further good faith efforts to locate the party are not likely to be successful.
c. Hearing: Any party opposing the motion to unseal court records shall appear and show cause why the motion should not be granted. The party must show that compelling circumstances continue to exist or that other grounds provide a sufficient legal or factual basis for keeping the record sealed.

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Adopted Aug. 30, 2017, effective Jan. 2, 2018.
<The Pinal County Superior Court Local Rules were abrogated, and replacement rules were adopted August 30, 2017, effective January 2, 2018.>
17C A. R. S. Super. Ct. Local Prac. Rules, Pinal County, Rule 2.5, AZ ST PINAL SUPER CT Rule 2.5
State Court Rules are current with amendments received through April 1, 2024. The Code of Judicial Administration is current with amendments received through April 1, 2024.
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