b. The presiding judge may, at his or her discretion, limit, restrict or prohibit the taking of photographs or coverage at any proceeding. Any decision regarding broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings is not subject to appellate review.

c.

Coverage of the following proceedings is prohibited:
  1. There shall be no broadcast of conferences which occur in a court facility between attorneys and their clients, between co-counsel of a client, or between counsel and the presiding judge held at the bench. There shall be no still photography, photographs, or television transmission of notes upon the counsel table, nor of any exhibits before they are admitted into evidence. There shall be no broadcast of verbal communications between attorneys and their clients, between co-counsel of a client, or between counsel and the presiding judge.

2. There should be no recording or transmission of in-camera sessions or judicial deliberations.

3. There shall be no recordings or broadcast transmissions of proceedings when they are closed to the public including adoptions, mental health proceedings, child protective act proceedings, termination of parent child relations, grand jury proceedings, issuance of arrest and search warrant proceedings covered by Rule 32, Idaho Administrative Rules, or a comparable rule when the proceeding must be closed to effectuate the purposes of the rule.

d.

The presiding judge may exclude electronic media coverage and prohibit still photography of a particular participant or direct that the identity or audio of a participant be concealed upon a determination that such coverage will have a substantial adverse effect upon a particular individual. It is expected the presiding judge will exercise particular sensitivity to victims of crime.

e.

The administrative district judge shall promulgate rules governing coverage outside the courtroom in courthouses within the judicial district.

f.

It is the responsibility of each broadcast news representative present at the beginning of each session of court to achieve an understanding with all other broadcast representatives as to who will function at any given time, or in the alternative, how they will pool their photographic coverage. This understanding shall be reached outside the courtroom and without imposition upon the presiding judge or court personnel. The presiding judge shall not be called upon to resolve any disputes except to determine that if the broadcast representatives cannot agree, broadcast coverage will not take place.

g.

Approval to broadcast or photograph a court proceeding must be obtained in advance from the presiding judge.


REQUEST TO OBTAIN APPROVAL TO
BROADCAST AND/OR PHOTOGRAPH A
COURT PROCEEDING                 
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