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109.01 Attendance at civil proceedings held pursuant to
Mental Hygiene Law, or other law, to determine the mental
condition of a person
In exercising the inherent discretion possessed by the judge
who is presiding in the courtroom to exclude any person or
the general public from a civil proceeding held pursuant to
the provisions of the Mental Hygiene Law, or other law, to
determine the mental condition of a person, the judge shall
consider whether the orderly and sound administration of justice,
including the nature of the proceedings and the privacy of
the parties, requires that persons be excluded from the courtroom.
Whenever a judge exercises discretion to exclude any person
or the general public from such proceeding, the judge shall
make findings prior to ordering exclusion.
Historical Note
Sec. filed July 2, 1990 eff. June 26, 1990. |
