Colorado § 16-10-403 Option to close court

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-10-403 — Option to close court

Colorado § 16-10-403

Title 16Criminal

Art.Jury Trials

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-10-403 (2026).

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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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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.