Ky. Cir. Ct. Clerks' Manual RECORDED INTERVIEW AT CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTERS

80 RECORDED INTERVIEW AT CHILDREN’S

ADVOCACY CENTERS

KRS 620.050(10)

District Court

1. Upon receipt of a signed order directing you to seal a recorded interview Quick Reference

at a children’s advocacy center, apply the ENTERED stamp to the order; Enter, date, initial

add the date and your initials.

2. Enter the order by completing a document screen, including a brief

description. Use the document code OTS. Document type

OTS

3. Serve notice of entry on every party who is not in default or who has not

filed a written waiver of notice. Make an entry on the document screen

showing the manner (mail or personal delivery) and date of service of

notice of entry of the order. For more information, see Notice of Entry.

4. Place the interview in an envelope; mark the envelope “Confidential by

Court Order,” “Recorded Interview at Children’s Advocacy Center;” add NOE

the date and your initials. Include the case number and the style of the

case on the outside of the envelope. Place in envelope,

date, initial, add

5. Seal the envelope. case number and

6. File on a document screen using the document type SD. style

7. Place the sealed envelope in the appropriate case file.

8. Do not release the sealed envelope from your custody except when Seal the envelope

actually used in the action or proceeding. If a request to review the case Document type SD

file is received, remove the envelope from the case file.

9. A party seeking to view a sealed interview must secure a court order

giving him/her access.

10. When the case is closed, maintain the confidentiality of the interview.

NOTE: If the case is appealed, include the sealed envelope with other

documents in the case in the record on appeal.