Section 1346.1 Of Chapter 4.5. Examination Of Victims Of Sexual Crimes From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.5.
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. (a) When a defendant has been charged with a violation of
Section 262 or subdivision (a) of Section 273.5, the people may apply
for an order that the victim's testimony at the preliminary hearing,
in addition to being stenographically recorded, be video recorded
and the video recording preserved.
(b) The application for the order shall be in writing and made
three days prior to the preliminary hearing.
(c) Upon timely receipt of the application, the magistrate shall
order that the testimony of the victim given at the preliminary
hearing be taken and preserved as a video recording, in addition to
being stenographically recorded. The video recording shall be
transmitted to the clerk of the court in which the action is pending.
(d) If the victim's prior testimony given at the preliminary
hearing is admissible pursuant to the Evidence Code, then the video
recording of that testimony may be introduced as evidence at trial.