Section 182.10. Definition of terms  


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  • As used in this article:
        1.  "Independent  audio-visual  system" means an electronic system for
      the transmission and receiving of audio and visual signals, encompassing
      encoded signals, frequency domain multiplexing or other  suitable  means
      to  preclude  the  unauthorized reception and decoding of the signals by
      commercially available  television  receivers,  channel  converters,  or
      other available receiving devices.
        2.  "Electronic  appearance"  means  an  appearance  in  which various
      participants, including the defendant, are not present in the court, but
      in which, by means of an independent audio-visual system, (a) all of the
      participants are simultaneously able to see and  hear  reproductions  of
      the  voices and images of the judge, counsel, defendant, police officer,
      and any other appropriate participant, and (b) counsel is  present  with
      the defendant, or if the defendant waives the presence of counsel on the
      record,  the  defendant  and his or her counsel are able to see and hear
      each other and engage in private conversation.
        * NB Repealed September 1, 2011