* § 65.00 Definitions.\n As used in this article:\n 1. "Child witness" means a person fourteen years old or less who is or\nwill be called to testify in a criminal proceeding, other than a grand\njury proceeding, concerning an offense defined in article one hundred\nthirty of the penal law or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of such law\nwhich is the subject of such criminal proceeding.\n 2. "Vulnerable child witness" means a child witness whom a court has\ndeclared to be vulnerable.\n 3. "Testimonial room" means any room, separate and apart from the\ncourtroom, which is furnished comfortably and less formally than a\ncourtroom and from which the testimony of a vulnerable child witness can\nbe transmitted to the courtroom by means of live, two-way closed-circuit\ntelevision.\n 4. "Live, two-way closed-circuit television" means a simultaneous\ntransmission, by closed-circuit television, or other electronic means,\nbetween the courtroom and the testimonial room in accordance with the\nprovisions of section 65.30.\n 5. "Operator" means the individual authorized by the court to operate\nthe closed-circuit television equipment used in accordance with the\nprovisions of this article.\n 6. A person occupies "a position of authority with respect to a child"\nwhen he or she is a parent, guardian or other person responsible for the\ncustody or care of the child at the relevant time or is any other person\nwho maintains an ongoing personal relationship with such parent,\nguardian or other person responsible for custody or care, which\nrelationship involves his or her living, or his or her frequent and\nrepeated presence, in the same household or premises as the child.\n * NB Repealed September 1, 2027\n
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