Lewis and Clark County, MT · Lewis and Clark County
Confidentiality Agreement for Court Observers
Invited guests of the First Judicial District Adult Treatment Court use this agreement to promise confidentiality before observing court proceedings or treatment team meetings.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Lewis and Clark County · Lewis and Clark County, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- lccountymt.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
This agreement records an invited court observer’s promise to keep case and treatment information confidential and prohibits audio or video recording during court sessions, staffing events, and other confidential meetings. A new release must be signed before each invited appearance at a Treatment Team or Court Session. It asks for the observer’s name, signature, and date, a witness’s name, signature, and date, and the observation date.
Who needs it
Each invited guest observing the First Judicial District Adult Treatment Court must sign a new release before every invited appearance.
How to submit it
Submit it to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
About notarization
This agreement is signed without a notary; the observer and witness sign and date it, and the observer promises to keep information confidential.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Agreement
Download the Court Observer Confidentiality Agreement PDF.
- 2
Complete the Agreement
Enter the observer’s name and the observation date, then have the observer and witness sign and date the agreement.
- 3
Check for Attachments
The document does not list any attachments to gather.
- 4
Submit to the County
Submit the signed agreement to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
Frequently asked questions
- Who signs the Court Observer Confidentiality Agreement?
- The invited observer signs and dates the agreement, and a witness also prints their name, signs, and dates it. The observer records the date of observation.
- Do I need a notary for the Court Observer Confidentiality Agreement?
- No. The document has signature and date lines for the observer and witness, but no notary block or separate notarized attachment.
- How do I submit the Court Observer Confidentiality Agreement?
- The document does not give submission instructions. Submit it to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
- Do I need a new agreement for each court observation?
- Yes. The document says a new release must be signed before each invited appearance at a Treatment Team or Court Session.