R.I. Sup. Ct. R. Art. X, R. 8

(a) Overview. Parties may not submit filings containing information that is designated as non-public by federal or state law, court

rule, court order or case law and/or which contain Personal Identifying Information

as part of a public document. With the exception of in camera reviews when

necessary, the courts will not review each document to ensure compliance with this

rule and are not responsible or liable for the inclusion of such information in an

electronically filed document. Case types, documents, and/or information which are

deemed to be non-public are identified in the Rhode Island Judiciary Provisional

Rules of Practice Governing Public Access to Electronic Case Information.

(b) Documents Containing Non-public Information:

(1) Redaction. When documents containing non-public and/or Personal Identifying Information are necessary for the adjudication of the case, it is the responsibility

of the filing party to ensure that non-public information or personally identifiable

information is appropriately redacted prior to filing.

(2) Submission of Non-public Filing with the Court. If the court requires access to

the non-public information which was redacted from the original filing, a separate,

non-public version of the document containing the un-redacted information shall be

simultaneously filed.

(3) Exchange of Non-public Information with Other Party. If the un-redacted information must be provided to another party in the case but is not needed by the

court, the information may be provided separately to that party. Following such submission, the filing party shall file a certification with the court that the non-public

information has been provided.

(4) Access. A document marked or submitted as ‘‘confidential’’ in the EFS, non-public, will be accessible only to the parties and/or attorneys in the case, court staff,

and where applicable, to certain governmental entities as authorized by law, court

rule or court order.

(5) Review. Upon motion, a court may consider any matter relating to the redaction

and/or the filing of non-public documents in the EFS in a case before the court.

(c) Sealed Documents:

(1) Submission. A party seeking to designate a document as sealed upon filing shall

assert the basis for the sealed submission in a motion. Neither the motion to seal nor

the document in question shall be entered in the case or docketed until the motion to

seal has been ruled upon by the court.

(2) Access. A document marked or submitted as ‘‘sealed’’ will be accessible only

to the court and court staff with the highest security level clearance. Sealed Documents may not be accessible to other parties or the public without a court order.