Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 16-10-403 — Option to close court.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: TRIAL PROCEEDINGS, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 16-10-403
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
The court may, if it determines that the best interest of a child in a closed proceeding overrides the public interest in an open criminal proceeding and the defendant's right to a public trial, close the court to the public when images of sexually exploitative materials or forensic interviews directly related to said child are being presented as evidence in court and the child or the forensic interviewer is on the witness stand.
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