{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-202a.091","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 202A.091","heading":"Confidentiality of court records -- Expungement.  (Effective until","body":"October 1, 2026)\n(1) The court records of a respondent made in all proceedings pursuant to KRS Chapter\n202A are hereby declared to be confidential and shall not be open to the ge neral\npublic for inspection except when such disclosure is provided in KRS 202A.016.\n(2) Following the discharge of a respondent from a treatment facility or the issuance of\na court order denying a petition for a commitment, a respondent may at any time\nmove to have all court records pertaining to the proceedings expunged from the\nfiles of the court. The county attorney shall be given notice of any such motion and\nshall have five (5) days in which to respond to same or request a hearing thereon.\n(3) Any person seeking information contained in the court files or the court records of\nproceedings involving persons under this chapter may file a written motion in the\ncause setting out why the information is needed. A District Judge may issue an\norder to disclose the information sought if he finds such order is appropriate under\nthe circumstances and if he finds it is in the best interest of the person or of the\npublic to have such information disclosed.\nEffective: July 1, 1982","path":["KRS Chapter 202A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7463","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:59Z","sha256":"5d376d77622932d94b87947c91cb6af28f7d3095121a02d8857eda2492af5c47","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-202a.090","next":"us-ky/krs-202a.096"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}