CH-160 - Request to Keep Minor's Information Confidential

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Request to Keep Minor's Information Confidential

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Form ID: CH-160
Title: Request to Keep Minor's Information Confidential
Effective Date: 2020-09-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tiếng Việt
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CH-160
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch160.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch160c.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch160k.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch160s.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch160v.pdf
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Request to Keep Minor's Information Confidential
(CH-160)
Asks a judicial officer to make some information about a child (age 0-18) confidential in the case.
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Effective: September 1, 2020
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Request to Keep Minor's  
Information Confidential 
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
CH-160 Page 1 of 6Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov 
Rev. September 1, 2020, Mandatory Form 
Code of Civil Procedure, § 527.6(v)
This is not a Court Order.
CH-160 Request to Keep Minor's 
Information Confidential
Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.
Fill in court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of
Court fills in case number when form is filed.
Case Number:
Person Making Request for Confidentiality
Full Name:
I am:
(1)
(2)
The minor requesting confidentiality.
The 
Check here if there are additional minors. Attach a sheet of paper and write "Attachment 2b(2)—
Additional Minors" for a title.
Name:
Name:
Name:
Name:
List all the minors that you are making the request for:
Parties in This Case
Full Name:
Person who requested restraining order (form CH-100, item      ):
Full Name:
Person to be restrained (form CH-100, item      ):b.
a.
a.
b.
parent legal guardian of the minor or minors listed below.
1
2
2
Complete this form if you want the court to keep information about a minor 
in a civil harassment restraining order proceeding confidential and not 
available to the public or the restrained person. If you only want to keep 
your home address confidential, you may use a mailing address on your 
other forms rather than using this form. 
1
CONFIDENTIAL
The public will NOT have access to this form. 
The restrained person will have access to the entire form unless the court 
grants the request made in item        below. 
You can make this request at item       if you want to ask the court to keep 
information confidential from the restrained person. If the court grants your 
request to keep certain information confidential from the restrained person, 
the information will have to be redacted (whited or blacked out) from all 
forms before the restrained person gets a copy. But be aware that if the court 
denies your request, the information may be provided to the restrained 
person.
When do I use this form?
What if there is information I don't want the restrained person to have?
Who will see this form?
8
8

I am making this request for two or more minors.
Case Number:
Requests for More Than One Minor (ONLY for parents or legal guardians)
Contact Information3
The information I want confidential (as checked in item      ) is the SAME for all minors.
The information I want confidential (as checked in item      ) is NOT the same for all minors.5
5a.
b.
If you checked 4b, make sure you list all the information you want confidential for each minor in       . If you 
need more space in      , attach a separate piece of paper.
5
5
4
This is not a Court Order.
CH-160, Page 2 of 6
Request to Keep Minor's 
Information Confidential 
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
Rev. September 1, 2020
Information to Be Kept Confidential From the Public5
I want the information checked below to be made confidential and NOT available to the public.
a.
(Check all that apply:)
Minor’s name
b. Minor’s address
(Note: If your request is granted, the public will not have access to the minor's name in this case, but law 
enforcement must be given this information.)
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Telephone:
E-mail address:
Fax:
Name: State Bar No.:
Your contact information (optional)
Lawyer's information (skip if you do not have one)
Address where you can receive mail
This address will be used by the court and the person in       to notify you in this case. If you want to keep 
your home address private, you can use another address like a post office box or another person's address, 
if you have their permission. If you have a lawyer, give your lawyer's address and contact information.
2
(Note: You do NOT have to make this request if you use a mailing address that does not need to be kept 
confidential. Use that mailing address on all forms in this case and any other civil case.)
The address I want kept confidential is:

This is not a Court Order.
CH-160, Page 3 of 6
Request to Keep Minor's 
Information Confidential 
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
Rev. September 1, 2020
c. Information relating to the minor
           (Note: If information relating to the minor is made confidential by the court, the public will not have 
access to this information but the restrained person must be given the information that is necessary to comply 
with the restraining order and to respond to the restraining order request. Also, the court may give permission to 
release confidential information in this case to other people like the minor's childcare provider or school, or 
anyone who needs the information to protect the minor's best interest or to prevent harassment.)
Describe all information in the documents that will be filed that you want kept confidential.
(1)
Attach a copy of form CH-100 or other document that you are filing. Circle all the information you 
want kept confidential.    
(2) List the information below, identifying the location of the statements in form CH-100 or other 
document that you are filing.  
You may either (check one):
(a)
(d)
(c)
(b)
Location of Information  
(for example, form #, page #,  
paragraph #, line #, 
attachment #,  or exhibit #)
Information to Be Redacted  
(not viewable by the public)
Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your complete answer on an attached 
sheet of paper and write “Attachment 5c(2)” for a title.
Case Number:

Why should the information about the minor provided in item       be kept private or confidential?
What do you think would happen if the information is NOT made private or confidential?
CH-160, Page 4 of 6Request to Keep Minor's 
Information Confidential 
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
Rev. September 1, 2020
This is not a Court Order.
Reasons for Request6
To approve your request in       , the court must expressly find all of the following:
The minor's right to privacy overcomes the right of the public access to the information;
There is a substantial probability that the minor's interest will be prejudiced if the information is not kept 
confidential; 
The order to keep the information confidential is narrowly tailored; and 
No less restrictive means exist to protect the minor's privacy.
l
l
l
l
a.
Use these four requirements to help you answer the questions below.
Case Number:
5
b.
5
Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your complete answer on an attached sheet of 
paper and write “Attachment 6a” for a title.
Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your complete answer on an attached sheet of 
paper and write “Attachment 6b” for a title.

Other information relating to the minor from item      5
Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your complete answer on an attached 
sheet of paper and write “Attachment 8a(3)” for a title.
Why should the information listed in 8a be kept confidential and not given to the restrained person?
This is not a Court Order.
7 5
a. Cancel my request for restraining order  
I ask the court NOT to make a decision on my Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (form 
CH-100). I understand that canceling my request means that I will not receive a restraining order at this time. 
(Note: You may file a request on the same or different facts at a later date.)
Move forward with my request for restraining order  
I ask the court to make a decision on my Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (form CH-100). 
(Note: Choosing this option means that the information in your completed form CH-100 and other court 
papers in this case will be available to the public and must be seen by the restrained person. 
b.
CH-160, Page 5 of 6Request to Keep Minor's 
Information Confidential 
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
Rev. September 1, 2020
Case Number:
(Note: The restrained person must be given information necessary to comply with the restraining order and to 
respond to the restraining order request.)
Information to Be Kept Confidential From the Restrained Person8
I do not want the restrained person to have access to some of the information checked in item      .
a.
b.
5
What information do you want to be confidential and not given to the restrained person?
Minor’s name
Minor’s address
What do you think would happen if the information listed in 8a is given to the restrained person?c.
Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your complete answer on an attached sheet of 
paper and write “Attachment 8” for a title.
(1)
(2)
(3)
If any portion of the request for confidentiality from the public (item      ) is denied, I want 
to (check one):
(Skip items 7 and 8 if you are not the person requesting the restraining order.)
(specify):

10 Number of pages attached to this form, if any:
This is not a Court Order.
CH-160, Page 6 of 6Request to Keep Minor's 
Information Confidential 
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
Rev. September 1, 2020
Case Number:
d.
Cancel my request for restraining order  
I ask the court NOT to make a decision on my Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (form 
CH-100). I understand that canceling my request means that I will not receive a restraining order at this 
time. (Note: You may file a request on the same or different facts at a later date.)
Move forward with my request for restraining order  
I ask the court to make a decision on my Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (form 
CH-100). (Note: Choosing this option means that all of the information in your completed form  
CH-100 must be seen by the restrained person.)
(1)
(2)
If any portion of the request for confidentiality from the restrained person (item      ) is denied, I want to:
8
People I Want to Have Access to Confidential Information9
If my request in item       is granted, I want to be allowed to give the following people or entities  
(check all that apply):
5
Minor's childcare provider
Supervised visitation provider
Other 
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Minor's school and after-school program
(Note: If you want other people to have unredacted copies of restraining order forms in this case, you should 
complete this item.)
copies of documents in this case with the following information (check all that apply):
Minor's address
Information listed in item 5c.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Minor's name
a.
b.
Date:
Lawyer’s sign
11
12
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information above and in all 
attached papers is true and correct.
Signature
Date:
Type or print your name Sign your name
Lawyer's Signature (skip if you do not have one)
(name):

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• #1

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• #2

  The public will NOT have access to this form. The restrained person will have access to the entire form unless the court grants the request made in item below. You can make this request at item if you want to ask the court to keep information confidential from the restrained person. If the court grant…

• #3

  confidential. Use that mailing address on all forms in this case and any other civil case.) The address I want kept confidential is: This is not a Court Order. CH-160, Page 3 of 6 Request to Keep Minor's Information Confidential (Civil Harassment Prevention) Rev. September 1, 2020 c. Information relating to th…

• #4

  Use these four requirements to help you answer the questions below. Case Number: 5 b. 5 Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your complete answer on an attached sheet of paper and write “Attachment 6a” for a title. Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your complet…

• #5

  (specify): 10 Number of pages attached to this form, if any: This is not a Court Order. CH-160, Page 6 of 6Request to Keep Minor's Information Confidential (Civil Harassment Prevention) Rev. September 1, 2020 Case Number: d. Cancel my request for restraining order I ask the court NOT to make a decision on my…