CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Confidentiality of Juvenile Proceedings
.........Public Presence at Hearing
............Basic Rules of Confidentiality
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Juvenile court proceedings shall be confidential and held apart from other matters.

Public not admitted absent request by minor and parent/guardian present at hearing.

Name of minor found to have committed one of named offenses not confidential, absent court order.

Public may attend competency hearing unless minor establishes reasonable likelihood of substantial prejudice to fair and impartial trial.

Minor has no constitutional right to public trial in juvenile court proceedings.