Section 491.702 – Perpetrator may be excluded from child victim deposition proceeding, when — sequestration of victim — review of tapes required, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1987 491.702. Perpetrator may be excluded from child victim deposition proceeding, when — sequestration of victim — review of tapes required, when. — 1. On motion of the juvenile officer, the court may exclude the alleged perpetrator from any or all deposition proceedings at which the child is to testify. However, […]
Section 491.705 – Court may order videotaped reexamination, when — testimony to be under oath.
Effective – 28 Aug 1987 491.705. Court may order videotaped reexamination, when — testimony to be under oath. — 1. At any time prior to a hearing, and for good cause shown, the court may, upon motion of any party, order a videotaped reexamination of the child where the interests of justice so require. 2. […]
Section 491.710 – Hearings involving child witnesses given docket priority — delays or continuances granted, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1987 491.710. Hearings involving child witnesses given docket priority — delays or continuances granted, when. — In all criminal cases and juvenile court hearings under chapter 211 involving a child victim or witness, as defined in section 491.678 or 491.696, the court shall give docket priority. The court and the prosecuting […]
Section 491.687 – Court may order videotaped reexamination, when.
Effective – 19 Jul 1985 491.687. Court may order videotaped reexamination, when. — At any time prior to trial, and for good cause shown, the court may, upon motion of any party, order a videotaped reexamination of the child where the interests of justice so require. ——– (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 11) […]
Section 491.690 – Provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 not to apply where defendant has waived right to counsel — exceptions.
Effective – 19 Jul 1985 491.690. Provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 not to apply where defendant has waived right to counsel — exceptions. — Where a defendant has waived the right to counsel and elected to represent himself, the provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 shall not apply, except in the discretion of the […]
Section 491.693 – Testimony to be under oath.
Effective – 19 Jul 1985 491.693. Testimony to be under oath. — All testimony taken under sections 491.675 to 491.693 shall be under oath. ——– (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 13) Effective 7-19-85
Section 491.696 – Child defined — videotaped testimony for juvenile court hearings.
Effective – 28 Aug 1987 491.696. Child defined — videotaped testimony for juvenile court hearings. — For purposes of sections 491.696 to 491.705, the term “child” means a person seventeen years of age or under who is the alleged victim of sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect as such terms are defined in section 210.110. […]
Section 491.699 – Juvenile court hearings — court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when — procedure — cross-examination — counsel appointed for perpetrator, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1987 491.699. Juvenile court hearings — court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when — procedure — cross-examination — counsel appointed for perpetrator, when. — 1. Upon the motion of the juvenile officer, the court may order that an in-camera videotaped recording of the testimony of the alleged child […]
Section 491.675 – Citation of sections 491.675 to 491.705.
Effective – 28 Aug 1987 491.675. Citation of sections 491.675 to 491.705. — The provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.705 shall be known and may be cited as the “Child Victim Witness Protection Law”. ——– (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 7, A.L. 1987 H.B. 598)
Section 491.678 – Child defined.
Effective – 19 Jul 1985 491.678. Child defined. — For purposes of sections 491.675 to 491.693, the term “child” means a person under seventeen years of age who is the alleged victim in any criminal prosecution under chapter 565, 566 or 568. ——– (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 8) Effective 7-19-85