Access to Juvenile Courts

State-by-state guide:

Delaware

Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 1063(a) (1998): All juvenile court proceedings and records are private. However the court may consider publication in the public interest. Moreover, all felony proceedings are public. Court records are to be kept with the Superior Court and the Department of Services for Children. If the crime is a felony or class A misdemeanor, the clerk of the Court can release the name and address of the juvenile and the names of his parents if requested by "a responsible representative" of the public information media.

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