Statutes | Coquille Juveile Code Chapter 641 Part 6 ยง 641.800 | 2019
(1) All records held by the court or the legal custodian in cases under the Juvenile Code shall be maintained in a confidential manner. A party to the proceeding may inspect the records. A non-party may only inspect the legal file, except as may be required from time to time by a tribal or federal audit for compliance with conditions on the receipt of funds. In the case of an audit, the records shall be reviewed by the court or a designee to remove all confidential information not subject to an audit.
(2) In all cases under the Juvenile Code, the court shall maintain two files, one legal and one social. The court shall establish additional restrictions on the access to social files as it sees fit to further ensure confidentiality. The legal file shall only contain orders, findings of fact, pleadings filed by the parties, proof of service and other legal documents.
(3) Public inspection of any record may be ordered by the court with due regard to the best interests of the child who is the subject of the records. Public inspection of the social file as it pertains to a parent requires the consent of the parent, or proof that such consent can not be obtained and the purpose of the inspection.
(4) A violation of this section or any other section of the Juvenile code related to confidentiality of tribal records is punishable by contempt