{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-10-403","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 16-10-403","heading":"Option to close court.","body":"The court may, if it determines that the best interest of a child in a closed proceeding overrides the public interest in an open criminal proceeding and the defendant's right to a public trial, close the court to the public when images of sexually exploitative materials or forensic interviews directly related to said child are being presented as evidence in court and the child or the forensic interviewer is on the witness stand.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","Article 10 - Jury Trials","Part 4 - TRIAL PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-16.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"083469c1f6f7a3b0221a1645a3a58b21f03bdbc247faeabafd2bfc5583fe65e9","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-10-402.5","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-10-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}