Rule 16-605 - Action on Request(a) When Permission Prohibited.(1) Extended coverage may not be permitted of any proceeding: (A) for which extended coverage is prohibited by Code, Criminal Procedure Article, § 1-201;(B) which by law is closed to the public; or(C) which by law may be closed to the public and has been closed by the presiding judge.(2) Extended coverage may not be permitted in a proceeding in a trial court unless all parties to the proceeding have filed a written consent or consent on the record in open court, except that consent is not required from a party which is:(A) a federal, state, or local government;(B) a unit of a federal, state, or local government; or(C) an official of a federal, state, or local government sued or suing in an official governmental capacity.(3) Consent once given under subsection (a)(2) of this Rule may not be withdrawn, but any party may, at any time, move to terminate or limit extended coverage.(4) Consent of the parties is not required for extended coverage of a proceeding in the Supreme Court or the Appellate Court, but any party may, at any time, move to terminate or limit extended coverage.(b) Grant or Denial of Request.(1) Before commencement of the proceeding, the presiding judge shall deny a request for extended coverage or grant it, with such conditions or limitations the judge finds appropriate.(2) If the request is granted, the presiding judge shall promptly notify the Local Administrative Judge, who shall make arrangements to accommodate entry into and presence in the court facility of the necessary equipment and the individuals designated to operate the equipment. This Rule is derived from former Rule 16-109 d, e, and f (2016).
Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016; amended April 21, 2023, eff. 4/1/2023.