BLMLcR 3.4
                         VIDEO CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS



   (1)  Authorization.  Preliminary appearances held pursuant to CrRLJ
3.2.1(d), arraignments held pursuant to CrRLJ 3.4 and 4.1, bail hearings
held pursuant to CrRLJ 3.2, and trial settings held pursuant to CrRLJ
3.3(f), may be conducted by video conference in which all participants can
simultaneously see, hear and speak with each other.  Such proceedings shall
be deemed held in open court and in the defendant's presence for the purpose
of any statute, court rule or policy.  All video conference hearings
conducted pursuant to this rule shall be public, and the public shall be
able to simultaneously see and hear all participants and speak as permitted
by the Bonney Lake Municipal Court judge, judge pro-tem or court
commissioner.  Any party may request an in-person hearing which may be
granted at the discretion of the Municipal Court judge, judge pro-tem or
court commissioner.

   (2)  Agreement.  Other trial court proceedings, including the entry of a
Statement of Defendant on Plea of Guilty as provided for by CrRLJ 4.2, may
be conducted by video conference only by agreement of the parties, either in
writing or on the record, and upon the approval of the Bonney Lake Municipal
Court judge, judge-pro tem or court commissioner.

   (3)  Standards for Video Conference Proceedings.  The standards for video
conference proceedings shall be as specified in CrRLJ 3.4(d)(3).


[Adopted September 1, 2008]