Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:38-12 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:38-12: Unsealing of Court Records, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Unsealing of Court Records
A record that has been sealed by order of the court may be unsealed upon motion by any person or entity. The proponent for continued sealing shall bear the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that good cause continues to exist for sealing the record.
Note: New Rule 1:38-12 adopted July 16, 2009 to be effective September 1, 2009.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:38-12 "Unsealing of Court Records" {
A record that has been sealed by order of the court may be unsealed upon motion by any person or entity. The proponent for continued sealing shall bear the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that good cause continues to exist for sealing the record.
Note: New Rule 1:38-12 adopted July 16, 2009 to be effective September 1, 2009.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:38-11 · R. 1:38-13 → · chapter 1:38 · all rules
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