38-U.S.C.-7268
§7268 – Availability of Proceedings
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- Reference: Section 7268
- Legend: §7268 – Availability of Proceedings
- USCode Year: 2013
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, all decisions of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and all briefs, motions, documents, and exhibits received by the Court (including a transcript of the stenographic report of the hearings) shall be public records open to the inspection of the public.
(b)(1) The Court may make any provision which is necessary to prevent the disclosure of confidential information, including a provision that any such document or information be placed under seal to be opened only as directed by the Court.
(2) After the decision of the Court in a proceeding becomes final, the Court may, upon motion of the appellant or the Secretary, permit the withdrawal by the party entitled thereto of originals of books, documents, and records, and of models, diagrams, and other exhibits, submitted to the Court or the Court may, on its own motion, make such other disposition thereof as it considers advisable.
(c)(1) The Court shall prescribe rules, in accordance with section 7264(a) of this title, to protect privacy and security concerns relating to all filing of documents and the public availability under this subsection of documents retained by the Court or filed electronically with the Court.
(2) The rules prescribed under paragraph (1) shall be consistent to the extent practicable with rules addressing privacy and security issues throughout the Federal courts.
(3) The rules prescribed under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration best practices in Federal and State courts to protect private information or otherwise maintain necessary information security.
(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, §301(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4117, §4068; renumbered §7268, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 102–82, §8(2), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 377; Pub. L. 105–368, title V, §512(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3341; Pub. L. 110–389, title VI, §602, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4177.)
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–389 added subsec. (c).
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–368 substituted Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for Court of Veterans Appeals.
1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4068 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–82 substituted may, upon motion of the appellant or the Secretary, for shall and or the Court for before the Court.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–368 effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section 513 of Pub. L. 105–368, set out as a note under section 7251 of this title.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
38-U.S.C.-7108 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Veterans
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38-U.S.C.-7261 in the Legal Encyclopedia: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
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