SB124 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 order the testimony of the victim or witness to be taken by closed circuit equipment outside of the presence of the defendant and jury

This bill would authorize victims and witnesses of human trafficking, without regard to age, to have their testimony taken by closed circuit equipment outside of the presence of the defendant and jury

Relating to criminal procedure; to amend Section 15-25-3, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2022-201, 2022 Regular Session, to authorize the taking of testimony by closed circuit equipment of victims and witnesses of human trafficking.