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Panel advances SB 413 to streamline access to juvenile records in limited civil litigation while preserving redactions
Summary
SB 413 would allow attorneys for parties in civil suits filed by or on behalf of a subject of a juvenile case file to access and use redacted juvenile court records without petitioning the juvenile court; proponents say this will reduce delays and petitions while opponents urged continued juvenile-court gatekeeping to protect privacy.
Senate Bill 413, authored by Senator Dave Allen, would permit counsel to access and use juvenile court case files in civil litigation when the action is brought by or on behalf of the person who is the subject of the juvenile file and where the county child welfare or probation department is named as a defendant. The bill preserves statutory redaction requirements in Welfare and Institutions Code §827 and adds…
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