In Orange County, California, it is a general ruling that juvenile court proceedings are confidential and allows only limited access to juvenile records. The juvenile records are usually only available to some court personnel, parents and guardians of the child in question, the child himself the lawyers working the case. People of the media and other inquiring people will have to file a petition with the Orange County Juvenile Court if they want access to the child’s juvenile records or if they wanted to attend a court hearing.

Once the Presiding Judge of Juvenile Court has reviewed the request, he/she will make a ruling on whether to allow the petition or deny it.