Appendix I. Summary of Classification of Court Records

This chart is intended for use as a summary of how case record series are treated given classification of the case. “Public,” “Private,” “Protected,” and “Sealed” have the meanings given them by Rule 4-202.03.

“Semi-private” is an administrative description of a case in which the documents generally are private, but case identification is a matter of public record, as are the case history and the orders, judgments, and decrees. See Rule 4-202.02(4)(B)(i)-(ix).

Select documents and other records in a “Public” or “Semi-private” case may be otherwise classified by court order or because of the nature of the record or the nature of information within a record.

Case Type	Summary Classification	Case Identification Is:	Case History Is:	Documents Are:	Judgment Is:
Abstract of Judgment	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Adjudication of Marriage / Common Law Marriage	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Administrative Agency Review	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Administrative Search Warrant	Private until 20 days after filing	Private until 20 days after filing	Private until 20 days after filing	Private until 20 days after filing
Adoption	Sealed within 6 months after decree	Private until Sealed	Private until Sealed	Private until Sealed	Private until Sealed
Asbestos	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Attorney Discipline	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Child Support Lien	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Civil Rights	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Civil Stalking	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Cohabitant Abuse	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Condemnation	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Conservatorship	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Contract	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Criminal Investigations	Public unless otherwise ordered	Public unless otherwise ordered	Public unless otherwise ordered	Public unless otherwise ordered	Public unless otherwise ordered
Custody and Support	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Debt Collection	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Deposit of Will	Sealed	Sealed	Sealed	Sealed	Sealed
Divorce	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Estate/personal representative	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Eviction	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Extradition	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Felony	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Foreign Judgment	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Forfeiture of Property	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Gestational Agreement	Sealed within 6 months after decree	Private until Sealed	Private until Sealed	Private until Sealed	Private until Sealed
Grandparent Visitation	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Guardianship	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Hospital Lien	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Infraction	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Interpleader	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Involuntary Commitment	Private	Private	Private	Private	Private
Judgment By Confession	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Juvenile Court case types	Private	Private	Private	Private	Private
Lien Mortgage Foreclosure	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Malpractice	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Minors Settlement	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Miscellaneous	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Misdemeanor	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Name Change	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Other Civil	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Parking	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Paternity	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Personal Injury	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Petition to Modify	Determined by the classification of the case in which the petition is filed.
Post-Conviction Relief	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Probate	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Property Damage	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Property Rights	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Renew Judgment	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Separate Maintenance	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Sexual Harassment	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Small Claims	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Small Claims Trial De Novo	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Subpoena for Deposition	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Supervised Administration	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Tax Court	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Tax Lien	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Tax Protest	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Traffic	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Trust	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
UCCJA Action	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
UISFSA Action	Semi-private	Public	Public	Private	Public
Water Rights	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Workforce Services Liens	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Writs	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Wrongful Death	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Wrongful Termination	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public

Effective January 1, 2019