Rule 11.02 - Restricted Identifiers ; Submission; Certification(a)Records Generated by External Filers. Restricted identifiers are prohibited in all documents or other records filed with the court except when the restricted identifiers are germane and necessary for the court's consideration of the issues then before the court. If it is necessary to provide restricted identifiers to the court, they must be submitted in one of the following two ways: (1) on a separate Confidential Information Form (11.1 as published by the state court administrator); or(2) on a non-public document submitted in accordance with Rule 11.03. The Confidential Information Form 11.1 shall not be accessible to the public.
Every person who files any other document or other record with the court. is solely responsible for ensuring that it contains no restricted identifiers, except as permitted in section (a) of this rule. The court administrator will not review each record for compliance with this rule. Notwithstanding this provision, the court administrator may take any action consistent with Rule 11.05.
(b) Records Generated by the Court. Restricted identifiers maintained by the court in its register of actions (i.e., activity summary or similar information that lists the title, origination, activities, proceedings and filings in each case), calendars, indexes, and judgment docket shall not be accessible to the public. Courts shall not include restricted identifiers on judgments, orders, decisions, and notices except on a Confidential Information Form 11.1, which shall not be accessible to the public.(c) Certification. Every filing shall constitute a certification by the filer that the documents filed contain no restricted identifiers, except as permitted in section (a) of this rule. For documents filed using the E-Filing System, this certification may additionally be provided by electronically acknowledging the certification statement in the manner designated by the EFiling System.Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 11.02
Amended effective 7/1/2015; amended effective 1/1/2021.