The general public shall be excluded from any hearing under this chapter and such hearing shall, whenever possible, be held in rooms not used for criminal trials. Only such persons as the parties, their witnesses, counsel and representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties shall be admitted, except that other persons invited by a party may attend, with the court's prior approval. The court may provide docket information to invited persons.
Source. 1979, 361:2. 1990, 53:1, eff. April 6, 1990. 2006, 228:1, eff. July 31, 2006.