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Conn. Practice Book § 1-10B

Media Coverage of Court Proceedings; In General

activein force · 2021-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) The broadcasting, televising, recording or

photographing by the media of court proceedings

and trials in the Superior Court should be allowed

subject to the limitations set out in this section

and in Sections 1-11A through 1-11C, inclusive.

(b) No broadcasting, televising, recording or

photographing of any of the following proceedings

shall be permitted:

(1) Family relations matters as defined in General Statutes § 46b-1;

(2) Juvenile matters as defined in General Statutes § 46b-121;

(3) Except as provided in subsection (q) of Section 1-11C, proceedings involving sexual assault;

(4) Proceedings involving trade secrets;

(5) In jury trials, all proceedings held in the

absence of the jury unless the trial court deter -

mines that such coverage does not create a risk

to any party’s rights or other fair trial risks under

the circumstances;

(6) Proceedings which must be closed to the

public to comply with the provisions of state law;

(7) Any proceeding that is not held in open court

on the record.

(c) No broadcasting, televising, recording or

photographic equipment permitted under these

rules shall be operated during a recess in the trial.

(d) No broadcasting, televising, recording or

photographing of conferences involving counsel

and the trial judge at the bench or involving counsel and their clients shall be permitted.

(e) There shall be no broadcasting, televising,

recording or photographing of the process of jury

selection nor of any juror.

History

(Adopted June 29, 2007, to take effect Jan. 1, 2008; amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012; amended June 26, 2020, to take effect Jan. 1, 2021.) COMMENTARY—2014: The Judicial Branch may provide, at its discretion, within a court facility, a contemporaneous closed-circuit video transmission of any court proceeding for the benefit of media or other spectators, and such a transmis- sion shall not be considered broadcasting or televising by the media under this rule. COMMENTARY—2021: The changes to this section and to Section 1-11C permit the judicial authority to allow media coverage of a homicide case involving sexual assault, provided that the victim’s family affirmatively consents to such coverage. If any member of the victim’s family objects to such coverage or if the victim’s family cannot be identified or located, the judicial authority should not allow such coverage.

Provenance

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2026-09-15
Edition
2026-09-15
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