SB123 Alabama 2023 Session

Under existing law, when a victim or witness to a sex crime is a child or a protected person, on motion of the district attorney or Attorney General, the court may take the deposition of the victim or witness using video equipment outside of the presence of the defendant

This bill would authorize victims of human trafficking, without regard to age, to have their depositions taken using video equipment outside of the presence of the defendant

Relating to criminal procedure; to amend Section 15-25-2, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2022-201, 2022 Regular Session, to authorize the taking of depositions by video equipment of victims and witnesses of human trafficking under certain conditions.