NPMCLR 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 July 1, 2005)