Section 686.2 Of Preliminary Provisions From California Penal Code >> Part 2.
686.2
. (a) The court may, after holding a hearing and making the
findings set forth in subdivision (b), order the removal of any
spectator who is intimidating a witness.
(b) The court may order the removal of a spectator only if it
finds all of the following by clear and convincing evidence:
(1) The spectator to be removed is actually engaging in
intimidation of the witness.
(2) The witness will not be able to give full, free, and complete
testimony unless the spectator is removed.
(3) Removal of the spectator is the only reasonable means of
ensuring that the witness may give full, free, and complete
testimony.
(c) Subdivision (a) shall not be used as a means of excluding the
press or a defendant from attendance at any portion of a criminal
proceeding.