2024 California Rules of Court
Rule 7.2210. General provisions
(a) Local rules
A superior court may, subject to the limits in the CARE Act and these rules, adopt local rules to govern CARE Act proceedings.
(b) Access to records (§ 5977.4(a))
All documents filed and all evaluations, reports, and other documents submitted to the court in CARE Act proceedings are confidential, notwithstanding disclosure of their contents during a CARE Act hearing. No person other than the respondent, the respondent's counsel, the county behavioral health director or the director's designee, counsel for the director or the director's designee, and, with the respondent's express consent given in writing or orally in court, the respondent's supporter may inspect the case records without a court order.
Rule 7.2210 adopted effective September 1, 2023.