[See Appendix B for a sample personal-identifier form.]
(A) Presumption of public access
Pursuant to Sup.R. 44 through 47 and as indicated in Rule 3.02(A)(1)(b), documents filed with the Supreme Court are public records.
(B) Redaction of personal identifiers
(1) To protect legitimate personal privacy interests, social security numbers and other personal identifying information shall be redacted from documents before the documents are filed with the Supreme Court in accordance with Sup.R. 45(D). The responsibility for redacting personal identifying information rests solely with the attorneys and parties who file the documents. The Clerk of the Supreme Court will not review the documents to confirm that personal identifying information has been excluded.
(2) If personal identifying information is redacted or omitted from a document, the information shall be provided to the Supreme Court on a separate form that indicates what information has been redacted or omitted, and provides the location of the redacted or omitted information.
(C) Motion for leave to redact
Notwithstanding Rule 3.13, a party may file a motion for leave to redact the original of a previously filed document if personal identifying information was not omitted or redacted when the document was initially filed.
Effective Date: June 1, 1994
Amended: April 1, 1996; June 1, 2000; February 1, 2001; July 1, 2004; February 1, 2007; January 1, 2008; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2013; April 1, 2025
