NJ · rules
N.J. Ct. R. 1:38-2
Definition of Court Records
(a) "Court record" includes:
(1) any information maintained by a court in any form in connection with a case or judicial proceeding, including but not limited to pleadings, motions, briefs and their respective attachments, evidentiary exhibits, indices, calendars, dockets, and aggregate data maintained or created by the judiciary for the purpose of statistics;
(2) any order, judgment, opinion, or decree related to a judicial proceeding;
(3) any official transcript or recording of a public judicial proceeding, in any form;
(4) any information in a computerized case management system created or prepared by the court in connection with a case or judicial proceeding;
(5) any record made or maintained by a Surrogate as a judicial officer.
(b) "Court record" does not include:
(1) information gathered, maintained or stored by a governmental agency or other entity to which the court has access but which is not part of the court record as defined by this rule;
(2) unfiled discovery materials in any action.
History
Note: New Rule 1:38-2 adopted July 16, 2009 to be effective September 1, 2009; subparagraph (a)(1) amended May 30, 2017 to be effective immediately.
Provenance
- Source
- njcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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