Section 214-RICR-50-00-1.15 - Videotaping of Child Abuse and/or Neglected VictimsA. Interviews or statements of children victims who otherwise would risk additional emotional harm can be recorded on videotape. The twofold intent of the Department in videotaping a child is: 1. to avoid unnecessary and/or repetitive interviews; and2. when possible, to use the videotape in lieu of at least a portion of the child's direct testimony in Family Court.B. To be most effective, videotapes are recorded at the earliest possible point in the Department's intervention.C. If all specified prerequisites have been met, including having the child available for cross examination, then the videotaped interviews or statements recorded by the Department, law enforcement officers, and hospitals may be introduced into evidence in the Family Court proceedings as initiated by the Department pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 40-11-7, 14-1-32, and 14-1-34.214 R.I. Code R. 214-RICR-50-00-1.15
Amended effective 12/3/2018