§ 11-303. Testimony of child victim by closed circuit television
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Procedure
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-303
§ 11-303. Testimony of child victim by closed circuit television
(a) This section applies to a case of abuse of a child under Title 5, Subtitle 7 of the Family Law Article or § 3-601 or § 3-602 of the Criminal Law Article.
(b) A court may order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside the courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television if:
(c)(1) In determining whether testimony by the child victim in the presence of the defendant or child respondent will result in the child victim's suffering such serious emotional distress that the child cannot reasonably communicate, the court may:
(2)(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, each defendant or child respondent, one attorney for a defendant or child respondent, one prosecuting attorney, and one attorney for the child victim may be present when the court hears testimony on whether to allow a child victim to testify by closed circuit television.
(d)(1) Only the following persons may be in the room with the child victim when the child victim testifies by closed circuit television:
(e) This section does not apply if a defendant or child respondent is without counsel.
(f) This section may not be interpreted to prevent a child victim and a defendant or child respondent from being in the courtroom at the same time when the child victim is asked to identify the defendant or child respondent.
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Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 273, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
Formerly Art. 27, § 774.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-303, MD CRIM PROC § 11-303
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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