Section 11-8-10-1 - Video conferencing by confined persons(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.Added by P.L. 159-2015, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2015.