2014 Idaho Statutes
Title 9 - EVIDENCE
Chapter 18 - UNIFORM CHILD WITNESS TESTIMONY BY ALTERNATIVE METHODS ACT
Section 9-1805 - STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CHILD WITNESS' TESTIMONY MAY BE PRESENTED BY ALTERNATIVE METHOD.
(2) In a noncriminal proceeding, the presiding officer may order the presentation of the testimony of a child witness by an alternative method if the presiding officer finds by a preponderance of the evidence that presenting the testimony of the child by an alternative method is necessary to serve the best interests of the child or enable the child to communicate with the finder of fact. In making this finding, the presiding officer shall consider:
History:
[9-1805, added 2003, ch. 152, sec. 2, p. 438.]
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