United States District Court
Northern District Of Illinois
Local Criminal Rules
Form LCrR46.5.(b)(2) Non-disclosure Agreement for Research Groups
NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
FOR RESEARCH GROUPS
Whereas (Name of person or organization) has been granted access to records, reports and files of the Pretrial
Services Agency (Agency) of the United States District Court for the (name of district) (District Court) hereby acknowledges and agrees that any information,
including records, reports, files, or oral communications, it receives from the
Agency with respect to criminal defendants is strictly confidential as provided by
LCrR46.5, a copy of which is attached and is not to be disclosed to any parties,
other than the Agency and Federal District Court, except in the matter of a
research analysis and paper which shall not identify, directly or indirectly, the
identities of any of the Agency subjects.
Upon a breach of this non-disclosure agreement, the Agency may withdraw access
to its files and records by (Name of person or organization), or take such lesser steps as are commensurate with the breach of
confidentiality.