Rule 14.01 - General Provisions(a) Proceedings conducted by videoconferencing shall be conducted in the same manner as if the parties had appeared in person, and the presiding judicial officer may exercise all powers consistent with the proceeding. (b) Any document filed in a proceeding conducted by videoconferencing may be transmitted by electronic facsimile; signatures on a document transmitted by electronic facsimile shall have the same force and effect as original signatures. (c) The presiding judicial officer shall begin all proceedings conducted by videoconferencing by stating on the record identities of all counsel, parties, witnesses, and members of the media present in the courtroom and at the remote site. (d) Any system used for conducting proceedings by videoconferencing shall: (1) Enable the persons communicating to be able to simultaneously see and speak to one another; (2) Provide a live signal transmission that is secure from unauthorized acquisition; and (3) Comply with any other standards established by the Supreme Court of Appeals. W.Va. Trial. Ct. R. 14.01