GA · rules
Ga. Unif. Super. Ct. R. 21.6
Redaction of Protected Identifiers and Filings Under Seal
(A) Protected Identifiers. Protected identifiers are items of identifying information subject to
protection from placement on the public record as described in OCGA § 9-11-7.1.
(B) Protected Identifiers in Family Violence and Stalking Protective Orders. Protected identifiers
that must be included to qualify a protective order for entry into the Georgia Protective Order
Registry or the National Crime Information Center Registry shall be placed on a separate page to
follow the other pages of the order. The clerk of court shall utilize the protected identifiers as
necessary to process the protective order and then seal the protected identifiers page in the case
file without further order of the court. The protected identifiers page shall not be unsealed except
upon order of the court or as required by law.
(C) Sealing of Filings With Unredacted Protected Identifiers. Any party seeking to make a filing
under seal without redaction shall first file a redacted version of the filing with the clerk of court
for the public record and then submit the request for filing under seal directly to the court, along
with a copy of the filing without redaction and a proposed order to file under seal.
(D) Sealing of Filings Containing Personal and Confidential Information. Any party seeking to
make a filing under seal which contains additional personal or confidential information other
than protected identifiers shall first file a redacted version with the clerk of court for the public
record and then submit a request for filing under seal directly to the court, along with a copy of
the filing without redaction and a proposed order to file under seal.
History
Adopted effective June 4, 2015.
Provenance
- Source
- georgiasuperiorcourts.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
5c3e7214096499ad2bf801456ec651d9387152efc1da8128b0b36c13679add6c
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