Closing of proceeding to protect child witness or child victim;
motion
Sec. 4. Upon motion of the prosecuting attorney, the child, or the
child's guardian ad litem, counsel, parent, guardian, or custodian, the
court may issue an order closing a proceeding during the testimony
of a child witness or child victim if the court finds that:
(1) an allegation or a defense involves matters of a sexual
nature; and
(2) closing the proceeding is necessary to protect the welfare of
a child witness or child victim.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.
Last modified: May 24, 2006