All court records shall be kept in a restricted area of the court closed to public access. The clerk of the court shall ensure that persons to whom such authorization is granted are trained in the proper retrieval and filing of court records. Court records shall not be removed from their normal place of storage except by court personnel or by individuals obtaining the written authorization of the clerk of the court or the judge assigned to the case. Court records shall not be removed from the courthouse without permission of the court. Records removed from the courthouse shall be returned within two days, except that records removed for the purpose of an appeal shall be returned within such time as specified by the clerk of the court, unless otherwise ordered by the judge.
Any person removing a record is responsible for the security and the integrity of the record.
Private, protected, controlled and sealed records which are part of a larger public record, and expunged records shall be placed in an envelope which is securely sealed. The security restriction shall not be removed except upon written order of the court. The record of expunging or sealing a record shall be entered in the register of actions. Inquiries regarding non-public records. Upon receiving a records request concerning a private, protected, controlled, juvenile social or legal, or expunged record, from a person not entitled to review the record, the clerk of the court shall, without indicating that the record does or does not exist, respond that the information requested is not available to the public.