§ 15-1-2 — Limits on Interviews of Victims of Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Under 12 Years of Age; Confidentiality of Court Records of Victims Under 18 Years of Age

(a) The presiding judge of a judicial circuit, after consultation with the district attorney for the judicial circuit may provide for reasonable limits on the number of interviews a victim of sexual abuse or exploitation, who is under 12 years of age, must submit to for law enforcement or other purposes. The judge shall, to the extent possible, protect the victim from the psychological damage of repeated interrogation while preserving the rights of the public, the victim, and the person charged with the violation.
(b) The court records of a child under the age of 18 years who is a victim of sexual abuse or exploitation shall not be open to the public, but shall be kept in the same manner as juvenile offender records are kept.

Legislative History

(Acts 1985, No. 85-742, p. 1192.)