Who may examine sealed court records?

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Who may examine sealed court records?

Sealed records are not open to the general public. They stay confidential unless the court allows access for a legitimate reason. The judge or other judicial officers can review sealed records as part of adjudicating a case, and if someone outside the court needs access, they must obtain a court order to unseal or authorize viewing. That’s why the best choice says that judicial officers may examine sealed records and that public access requires a court order. The idea that the general public may inspect with notice isn’t correct, and saying only the parties may examine is too narrow, while claiming sealed records can never be examined ignores the possibility of court-ordered unsealing.

Sealed records are not open to the general public. They stay confidential unless the court allows access for a legitimate reason. The judge or other judicial officers can review sealed records as part of adjudicating a case, and if someone outside the court needs access, they must obtain a court order to unseal or authorize viewing.

That’s why the best choice says that judicial officers may examine sealed records and that public access requires a court order. The idea that the general public may inspect with notice isn’t correct, and saying only the parties may examine is too narrow, while claiming sealed records can never be examined ignores the possibility of court-ordered unsealing.

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