§ 14-6-239 — Records and reports confidential; inspection

Wyoming § 14-6-239

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 14: Children
• Ch. 6: JUVENILES
• Art. 2: JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT

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(a) Throughout proceedings pursuant to this act the court
shall safeguard the records from disclosure. Upon completion of
the proceedings, whether or not there is an adjudication, the
court shall order the entire file, except for child support
orders, and record of the proceeding sealed and the court shall
not release these records except as provided in W.S. 14-6-203(g)
or 14-6-240, unless there has been an adjudication of a
delinquent act and except to the extent necessary to meet the
following inquiries:
(i) From another court of law;
(ii) From an agency preparing a presentence report
for another court;
(iii) From a party to the proceeding;
(iv) From the department of family services for
purposes of establishing, modifying or enforcing a support
obligation.
(b) Upon receipt of inquiries as set out in this section,
the court may release a copy of the presentence investigation
report together with a cover letter stating the disposition of
the proceeding.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 154, § 2.
(d) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall limit
the disclosure of records authorized by W.S. 14-6-604.