S.V. v. Superior Court of Orange Cnty.

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INTRODUCTION

Under separation of powers principles, when the Legislature has enacted a statute with limited exceptions, courts may not add additional exceptions. (See Cal. Const., art. III, § 3.) In 2014, the Legislature enacted a statute that generally requires a juvenile court to seal a minor's confidential delinquency file following a dismissal. The court cannot later unseal and release information in the file to others, except in eight limited circumstances for certain designated parties (e.g., the probation department). ( Welf. & Inst. Code, § 786, subds. (a)(1), (f)(1)(A)-(H).)1 A third…