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Conn. Practice Book § 1-10B
Media Coverage of Court Proceedings; In General
(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
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- 2026-09-15
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