§236.1.6. Family and child support programs; records
All proceedings brought to establish filiation against an alleged biological parent pursuant to R.S. 9:396(B) shall not be open to inspection except on written authorization by the court, and there shall be no publication thereof. Such written authorization shall be granted only upon a showing of compelling reasons. In satisfying the requirement that information shall be revealed only to the extent necessary to satisfy such compelling reasons shown, the court is authorized to use the services of a curator ad hoc appointed pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 5091.2. The court may punish for contempt anyone violating the provisions of this Subpart. All records obtained in connection herewith shall be retained in confidential files, and it shall be unlawful, except in purposes directly connected with the department's responsibilities established in this Subpart, to disclose any information concerning any individual case. Any person who violates the foregoing provision shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.
Acts 2003, No. 1068, §2, eff. July 2, 2003.
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