DMMCLR 4.0
                VIDEO CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS


(a)  Criminal. Preliminary appearances as defined by CrR
3.2(b) and CrRLJ 3.2.1(d), arraignments as defined by CrR
3.4 and 4.1 and CrRLJ 3.4 and 4.1, bail hearings as defined
by CrR 3.2 and CrRLJ 3.2, and trial settings, as defined by
CrR 3.3 and CrRLJ 3.3(f), conducted via video conference in
which all participants can simultaneously see, hear, and
speak as authorized by the Court, shall be deemed held in
open court and in the defendant's presence for the purposes
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 trial court
Judge. Any party may request an in-person hearing which may,
in the Judge's discretion be granted.

(b)  Agreement. Other trial court proceedings 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 Judge.

(c)  Standards for Video Conference Proceedings. The Judge,
counsel, all parties, and the public attending the hearing
must be able to see, hear, and speak as authorized by the
Court during proceedings. Video conference facilities must
provide for confidential communications between attorney and
client and security sufficient to protect the safety of all
participants and observers. In interpreted proceedings, the
interpreter should be located next to the defendant, and the
proceeding must be conducted to assure that the interpreter
can hear all participants.


(Adopted effective September 1, 2004)