Juveniles: case file inspection.

Existing law requires the case file of a dependent child or ward of the juvenile court to be kept confidential, except as specified. Existing law authorizes only certain persons to inspect the case file, including, among others, the attorneys for the parties, judges, referees, other hearing officers, and law enforcement officers, who are participating in proceedings involving the dependent child or ward. This bill would clarify that the authorization for those specified persons to inspect the case file includes persons serving in a similar capacity for an Indian tribe, reservation, or tribal court when the case file involves a child who is a member of, or is eligible for membership in, that tribe.