Option to close court

16-10-403. Option to close court. The court may, if it determines that the best interest of a child in a closed proceeding overrides the public interest in an open criminal proceeding and the defendant's right to a public trial, close the court to the public when images of sexually exploitative materials or forensic interviews directly related to said child are being presented as evidence in court and the child or the forensic interviewer is on the witness stand. Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (SB 13-198), ch. 279, p. 1452, � 1, effective May 24.