Kern — STO-2023-02

Source: https://www.kern.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/order-permitting-release-certified-minute-orders-limited-circumstances-2023-02.pdf

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
8 COUNTY OF KERN
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
9 JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER

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In the Matter of Standing Order
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No. Gtw3-~
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Misc. No. JM058834
13 Order Permitting Release of
Certified Minute Orders in
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
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The Court finds that release of a certified copy of a minute order made in
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dependency and juvenile justice proceedings in certain limited circumstances is
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consistent with the intent of Welfare and Institutions Code section 827. The release of
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such minute orders is necessary to ensure contact between the minors and their
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parents, to obtain vital documents for minors and non-minors, to facilitate proceedings
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to achieve lawful immigration status for minors and non-minors, to communicate
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information to the Department of Juvenile Justice, to ensure minors and non-minor
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', dependents who are residing out of state receive adequate services, for parentage 26 (DNA) testing of minors and parents, and to facilitate communication on behalf of 27 minors or non-minors with their attorneys. All such disclosures are in the best interests 28

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1 of such youth. All recipients of such disclosures must be advised of the confidential 2 nature of the information and directed against disclosing such information beyond the 3 purpose of the original disclosure. 4 I. Therefore , the Court issues this Standing Order authorizing the disclosure of 5 certified minute orders in dependency and juvenile justice proceedings without

6 requiring a request for Disclosure of Records to be filed pursuant to Welfare and 7 Institutions Code section 827 in the following limited circumstances:

8 a) To the California Department of Corrections and other correctional

9 institutions to facilitate visits between children and their incarcerated

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11 b) To parents whose children have been returned to them, for use in

12 enrolling minors in school; obtaining medical, dental, and mental health

13 treatment; and as otherwise required to facilitate the successful transition 14 of the minors to the home of their parents;

c) As required in connection with efforts to obtain Special Immigrant Juvenile15 Status for minors or non-minors;16 d) To obtain a minor's or non-minor's social security card;17 e) To obtain a minor or non-minor's birth certificate;18 f) To obtain a minor's behavioral health or medical records;

19 g) To conduct court ordered parentage (ONA) testing of the minor and 20 parent(s); 21 h) To the Department of Juvenile Justice following a re-entry hearing; 22 i) If a minor or non-minor dependent or ward who is 12 years of age or older 23 and has authorized such in writing, the attorney representing the minor or 24 non-minor may share information about the minor's or non-minor's 25 dependency or juvenile justice proceeding, including the petition, minute 26 orders, and formal orders; 27

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1 j) Upon the stipulation of counsel and acceptance of the stipulation by the 2 court; 3 k) For purposes related to minors or non-minor dependents pursuant to the

4 Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC):

5 II. Any such disclosures shall be accompanied by a written advisal that the 6 document(s) being disclosed are confidential and must be maintained as such

7 and not disseminated further, except as necessary to accomplish the purpose of

8 the original disclosure. The agency or person making the disclosure must keep a

9 record of all such disclosures, which record must be produced upon request by

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12 THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

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14 Dated : '/'- l 3 -JOci 3 15 Susan . i 16 Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court

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