Washington · Revised Code of Washington — Title 9A, Criminal Code
RCW Title 9A § 9A.44.150: Testimony of child by closed-circuit television
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a procedural rule allowing courts to permit child witnesses under 18 to testify via closed-circuit television in criminal cases involving sexual abuse, physical abuse, trafficking, or violent crimes, if the child would be traumatized by the defendant's or jury's presence.
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