§ 52 — Televising, broadcasting or taking motion pictures of certain proceedings prohibited

§ 52. Televising, broadcasting or taking motion pictures of certain\nproceedings prohibited. No person, firm, association or corporation\nshall televise, broadcast, take motion pictures or arrange for the\ntelevising, broadcasting, or taking of motion pictures within this state\nof proceedings, in which the testimony of witnesses by subpoena or other\ncompulsory process is or may be taken, conducted by a court, commission,\ncommittee, administrative agency or other tribunal in this state; except\nthat the prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to public\nhearings conducted by the public service commission with regard to rates\ncharged by utilities, or to proceedings by either house of the state\nlegislature or committee or joint committee of the legislature or by a\ntemporary state commission which includes members of the legislature, so\nlong as any testimony of witnesses which is taken is taken without\nresort to subpoena or other compulsory process, if (1) the consent of\nthe temporary president of the senate or the speaker of the assembly, in\nthe case of the respective houses of the state legislature, or the\nchairman, in the case of such a committee or commission, and a majority\nof the members thereof present at such proceedings, shall have been\nfirst obtained, provided, however, that in the case of the public rate\nhearings of the public service commission, it shall be sufficient to\nobtain the consent of the presiding officer, (2) the written consent of\nthe witness testifying at the time shall have been obtained, prior to\nthe time of his testifying, and (3) it has been determined by such\npresiding officer or chairman and such majority of the members that it\nis in the public interest to permit the televising, broadcasting or\ntaking of motion pictures.\n Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor.\n