| Effective Date: | 10/01/2015 |
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| Updates: | Amended April 24, 2015, effective October 1, 2015 |
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Note
Trial Court Rule VIII includes notes prepared by the Trial Court Advisory Committee on Impoundment Law and Procedure and published in its 2015 Handbook on Trial Court Rule VIII, the Uniform Rules on Impoundment Procedure. The handbook served to assist the courts and the public with the substantive and procedural requirements of Trial Court Rule VIII, as amended in 2015.
The notes from the handbook are for education and information purposes only and are not intended to constitute or provide legal advice. All persons must perform their own research prior to filing any papers to ensure full compliance with the law governing impoundment.
Table of contents
- Rule 1: Applicability and definitions
- Rule 2: Motion for impoundment
- Rule 3: Ex parte impoundment
- Rule 4: Service
- Rule 5: Opposition
- Rule 6: Involvement of interested nonparties
- Rule 7: Hearing
- Rule 8: Order of impoundment
- Rule 9: Clerk's duties
- Rule 10: Modification or termination of order of impoundment
- Rule 11: Material impounded by statute, court rule, standing order, or case law
- Rule 12: Appellate review
- Rule 13: Maintaining confidentiality of impounded material
Related standing orders
- BMC/District Court Joint Standing Order 3-15: Notice and docketing of impounded materials
- Housing Court Standing Order 1-15: Application of Rule 13 (b) of Trial Court Rule VIII, the Uniform Rules on Impoundment Procedure (“URIP”), in the Housing Court Department
- Juvenile Court Standing Order 2-15: Relief from notification requirements of Rule 13(b) of the Trial Court Rule VIII, Uniform Rules of Impoundment Procedure
- Land Court Standing Order 1-15: Exceptions to the notice requirement of Trial Court Rule VIII, Uniform Rules of Impoundment Procedure
- Probate and Family Court Standing Order 1-15: Application of Rule 13 (b) of the Uniform Rules of Impoundment Procedure to the Probate and Family Court
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