9-1803. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to the testimony of child witnesses in all criminal or noncriminal proceedings. However, this chapter does not preclude, in a noncriminal proceeding, any other procedure permitted by law for a child witness to testify, or in a juvenile courtroom proceeding involving conduct that if engaged in by an adult would constitute a violation of a criminal law of this state, testimony by a child witness in a closed forum as may be authorized or required by law.
History:
[9-1803, added 2003, ch. 152, sec. 2, p. 438.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 18 - UNIFORM CHILD WITNESS TESTIMONY BY ALTERNATIVE METHODS ACT
Section 9-1803 - APPLICABILITY.
Section 9-1804 - HEARING WHETHER TO ALLOW TESTIMONY BY ALTERNATIVE METHOD.
Section 9-1806 - FACTORS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO PERMIT ALTERNATIVE METHOD.
Section 9-1807 - ORDER REGARDING TESTIMONY BY ALTERNATIVE METHOD.