Rule 3.924.Information Furnished on Request by Court
Subchapter 3.900 — Proceedings Involving Juveniles · Last verified September 5, 2026
Full Text of Rule 3.924
Plain-English Summary
MCR 3.924 is a single sentence, and it does one job. When the juvenile court asks for information and someone supplies it, the rule protects the supplier from any subsequent legal action with respect to furnishing that information to the court.
The three moving parts
The first is the source. The rule names persons or agencies, so the protection is not confined to individual witnesses; an organization that hands over a file is covered on the same terms as a clinician who testifies.
The second is the trigger. The material must come at the request of the court. The rule is built around the court's own demand for information rather than a request made by a party, and the immunity it grants is described by reference to furnishing the information to the court.
The third is the reach into confidential material. The rule extends its protection to otherwise confidential information, records, or reports, so a holder who is asked for such material by the court is covered on the same terms. That extension carries two qualifiers built into the text: the material must be relevant and material to the proceedings, and those proceedings follow authorization of a petition.
What the text does not do
The rule has no subdivisions and no procedure. It does not describe how a person claims the protection, does not set out a notice requirement, and does not tie the immunity to how the case comes out. It speaks to the act of furnishing information, not to what the court or the parties later do with what was furnished. Questions about who may see the resulting records, and about how confidential files are kept, live elsewhere in this subchapter.
Placement matters here. The rule sits with the general provisions that run across the subchapter, and nothing in its text narrows it to delinquency cases, to child protective cases, or to any single kind of proceeding. What the sentence does require of every claim to the immunity is the posture it describes: the testimony, report, or other information came at the request of the court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is protected by MCR 3.924?
Persons or agencies that provide testimony, reports, or other information at the request of the court. The rule uses both words, so an agency is covered as well as an individual.
Does the immunity cover confidential records?
The rule reaches otherwise confidential information, records, or reports, but with two qualifiers stated in the text: the material must be relevant and material to the proceedings, and the setting is a proceeding following authorization of a petition.
What does the rule protect against?
It states that the person or agency is immune from any subsequent legal action with respect to furnishing the information to the court. The protection is described by reference to the act of furnishing, and the text does not condition it on the outcome of the case.
Does the rule apply to information given to a party rather than to the court?
By its terms, the rule addresses information provided at the request of the court, and the immunity it grants concerns furnishing information to the court. The sentence does not speak to disclosures made outside that posture.
Does MCR 3.924 have subdivisions?
No. It is a single undivided paragraph, with no separate provisions on procedure, notice, or the manner of asserting the protection.