§ 10608. Closed circuit televised court proceedings for victims of crime
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to the contrary, in order to permit victims of crime to watch criminal trial proceedings in cases where the venue of the trial is changed—
(2)
more than 350 miles from the location in which those proceedings originally would have taken place;
the trial court shall order closed circuit televising of the proceedings to that location, for viewing by such persons the court determines have a compelling interest in doing so and are otherwise unable to do so by reason of the inconvenience and expense caused by the change of venue.
(b)
Limited access
(c)
Restrictions
(1)
The signal transmitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be under the control of the court at all times and shall only be transmitted subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the court.
(d)
Donations
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts may accept donations to enable the courts to carry out subsection (a) of this section.
(e)
Construction
(1)
[1] Nothing in this section shall be construed—
(f)
“State” defined
As used in this section, the term “State” means any State, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States.
(g)
Rules
The Judicial Conference of the United States, pursuant to its rule making authority under section
331 of title
28, may promulgate and issue rules, or amend existing rules, to effectuate the policy addressed by this section. Upon the implementation of such rules, this section shall cease to be effective.
[1] So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted.