Title 15 — Title 15

(a) Whenever the law requires a defendant in a criminal case to appear before any judge or magistrate for a first or subsequent appearance, bail, arraignment, or other pre-trial, bench trial, or post trial proceeding, at the discretion of the court, the proceeding may be conducte…

(a) If the court has provided for the use of an audio-video communication system to facilitate communication between the court and the defendant during any pre-trial, bench trial, or post trial proceeding, the physical presence of the defendant in open court during the proceeding…

Any documents filed during the audio-video communication may be transmitted electronically, including but not limited to, facsimile, personal computers, host computers, other terminal devices, and local, state, and national data networks. The electronic data transmission may be s…

Any law enforcement officer issuing a Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint or a Uniform Non-Traffic Citation and Complaint within the jurisdiction of the court may utilize audio-video communication equipment to acknowledge under oath facts alleged on the complaint. The audio-vide…

Audio-Video Communication Device. At the discretion of the district attorney, any grand jury proceeding involving sworn police officers may be conducted by an audio-video communication device. The audio-video communication shall enable the district attorney, the grand jury, and t…

For any proceeding which is required to be open to the public, television monitors shall be situated in the courtroom and at the place of incarceration to ensure the public, the court, and the defendant a clear view of the proceedings. History: (Acts 1996, No. 96-732, p. 1224, §6…