As used in this article:
1. "Independent audio-visual system" means an electronic system for
the transmission and receiving of audio and visual signals, encompassing
encoded signals, frequency domain multiplexing or other suitable means
to preclude the unauthorized reception and decoding of the signals by
commercially available television receivers, channel converters, or
other available receiving devices.
2. "Electronic appearance" means an appearance in which various
participants, including the defendant, are not present in the court, but
in which, by means of an independent audio-visual system, (a) all of the
participants are simultaneously able to see and hear reproductions of
the voices and images of the judge, counsel, defendant, police officer,
and any other appropriate participant, and (b) counsel is present with
the defendant, or if the defendant waives the presence of counsel on the
record, the defendant and his or her counsel are able to see and hear
each other and engage in private conversation.
* NB Repealed September 1, 2025