- (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a court proceeding is public.
- (2) The Judicial Council shall require that notice be given to the public that a court proceeding is being recorded when an electronic or digital recording system is being used during the court proceeding.
- (3) The court may, in the court's discretion, during the examination of a witness exclude any and all other witnesses in the court proceeding.
- (4) In an action of divorce, criminal conversation, seduction, abortion, rape, or assault with intent to commit rape, the court may, in the court's discretion, exclude all persons who do not have a direct interest in the court proceeding, except jurors, witnesses, and officers of the court.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 378, 2026 General Session