Rule 8.03 - Access to Records Filed Prior to July 2015; Access to Records Upon Appeal(a)Access to Records Filed Before July 1, 2015. For juvenile protection case records filed before July 1, 2015, or for case records filed before October 1, 2016, in cases where a child is a party, confidential information to which access is restricted under Rule 8.04 shall, if necessary, be redacted by or at the direction of court administration staff prior to allowing access to any party, participant, or member of the public. In the case of a request for access to a petition filed before July 1, 2015, when a redacted petition has not been filed as required by the rules in effect at the time of filing, court administration staff may notify the petitioner of the access request and direct the petitioner to promptly file a petition from which the confidential information has been redacted as required so that access may be provided to the requesting individual.(b)Access to Records During Appeal. For juvenile protection case records filed before July 1, 2015, confidential information to which access is restricted under Rule 8.04 shall not be redacted prior to transmission to the clerk of appellate courts. A request for access to a juvenile protection case record by any party, participant, or member of the public during an appeal shall be directed to the district court, and the portion of the record shall, if necessary, be redacted of all confidential information under Rule 8.03 by or at the direction of court administration staff before access shall be allowed.Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 8.03