Adds to existing law to provide for the shielding of certain records regarding unlawful detainer.
UNLAWFUL DETAINER -- Adds to existing law to provide for the shielding of certain records regarding unlawful detainer.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Theproposedlegislationallowscertainrecordsrelatedtounlawfuldetainerstobeshieldedfrompublicviewing where the unlawful detainer is dismissed. Records will be shielded automatically by the Court three years after the unlawful detainer is filed, as long as the case does not have a pending appeal. Shielding will make records unavailable for public viewing, and the procedures for shielding will be determined by the courts and the capabilities of their record-keeping system. Court staff or the parties involved in the unlawful detainer may access records at any time.
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
YEA (31)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
House Third Reading
YEA (67)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (3)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 269 Effective: 07/01/2024