Section YAE.01.11 — Confidentiality.

(a) Hearings and Conferences: All hearings and conferences under this Code shall be closed to the public. Only the Presenting Officer, the Youth Court Judge, the Indian Child Welfare Worker, the tribal law enforcement officer(s), and the parties to the action shall be permitted at the hearings and conferences; provided that the parties may agree to allow the presence of other persons. Any person asked to testify or speak shall be permitted at the hearings and conferences but only for the limited purpose of giving testimony or presenting evidence.

(b) Records: All conference, hearing, and law enforcement records and files under this Code shall be confidential and shall not be open to inspection to any but the following, except as may be ordered by the Youth Court in the youth's best interest:

(1) The youth and his or her legal representative.

(2) The parent, guardian, or custodian.

(3) The Indian Child Welfare Worker.

(4) The Presenting Officer.

(c) A Judge of the Youth Court shall review all requests for access to closed records and in no case shall closed records be opened to others without such review and written approval of the Youth Court Judge.

(d) Law enforcement records and files under this Code concerning a youth shall be kept separate from the records and files of adults.