§ 11-8-10-1 — Video conferencing by confined persons

Indiana § 11-8-10-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 8: GENERAL PROVISIONS: DEPARTMENT OF
• Ch. 10: Video Conferencing by Confined Persons

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(a) If:
(1) a person is confined in a department facility;
(2) the person is required to make an appearance before the judge
of a court;
(3) the:
(A) department facility; and
(B) court room;
have the capability of conducting two-way video conferencing
between the department facility and the court room;
(4) the judge, on the judge's own motion, orders the person to
make the person's appearance by use of video conferencing; and
(5) the person consents to the use of video conferencing;
the person shall appear before the judge while located in the
department facility by use of video conferencing.
(b) If a person's appearance before a judge under this section is
conducted by video conferencing, the judge shall ensure that the
appearance is recorded if a record of the appearance would have been
kept if the person had appeared in the judge's court room.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.159-2015, SEC.1.