23A-24-7. Removal of victim and parent or guardian from courtroom.The victim of a crime and his parent or guardian may not be excluded from a courtroom due to a request which is made pursuant to §19-19-615. However, a judge may remove a victim and his parent or guardian from a trial or hearing or any portion of the trial or hearing for the same causes and in the same manner as the rules of court or law provide for the exclusion or removal of the defendant. Source: SL 1986, ch 193, §3.
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