North Dakota § 27-20.2-25 Destruction of juvenile court records

North Dakota Statutes

§ 27-20.2-25 — Destruction of juvenile court records

North Dakota § 27-20.2-25

Title 27Judicial Branch of Government

Ch. 27-20.2Juvenile Court Act

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N.D. Cent. Code § 27-20.2-25 (2026).

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1.Except as otherwise required under section 25-03.3-04, all juvenile court records must be retained and disposed of pursuant to rules and policies established by the North Dakota supreme court.

2.Upon the final destruction of a file or record, the proceeding must be treated as if the proceeding never occurred. The juvenile court shall notify each agency named in the file or record of the destruction. All index references, except those which may be made by the attorney general and the directors of the department of transportation, the department of health and human services, the department of corrections and rehabilitation, the commission on legal counsel for indigents and its public defender offices, law enforcement agencies, and human service zones, must be deleted. Each agency, except

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1. Except as otherwise required under section 25-03.3-04, all juvenile court records must
be retained and disposed of pursuant to rules and policies established by the North
Dakota supreme court.
2. Upon the final destruction of a file or record, the proceeding must be treated as if the
proceeding never occurred. The juvenile court shall notify each agency named in the
file or record of the destruction. All index references, except those which may be made
by the attorney general and the directors of the department of transportation, the
department of health and human services, the department of corrections and
rehabilitation, the commission on legal counsel for indigents and its public defender
offices, law enforcement agencies, and human service zones, must be deleted. Each
agency, except the attorney general and the directors of the department of
transportation, the department of health and human services, the department of
corrections and rehabilitation, the commission on legal counsel for indigents and its
public defender offices, law enforcement agencies, and human service zones, upon
notification of the destruction of a file or record, shall destroy all files, records, and
references to the child's apprehension, detention, and referral to the juvenile court and
any record of disposition made by the juvenile court. The attorney general, the
department of health and human services, the department of corrections and
rehabilitation, the commission on legal counsel for indigents and its public defender
offices, law enforcement agencies, and human service zones may not keep a juvenile
file or record longer than is required by the records retention policy of that official,
department, or agency. Upon inquiry in any matter the child, the court, and
representatives of agencies, except the attorney general and the directors of the
department of transportation, the department of health and human services, the
department of corrections and rehabilitation, law enforcement agencies, and human
service zones, properly shall reply that no record exists with respect to the child.