Requires interviews of a child conducted after a report of child abuse, including sexual child abuse, to be audiotaped or videotaped. Recorded interviews of child. However, interviews concerning reports of sexual child 8 abuse are strongly encouraged to be videotaped.
Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate material to be deleted from existing statute. No more than one 3 videotaped interview shall be required unless the interviewer or the 4 investigating agency determines that additional interviews are necessary 5 to complete an investigation. Such 7 recordings shall be preserved as evidence in the manner and for a period 8 provided by law for maintaining such evidence. In addition, access to 9 such recordings shall be subject to the rules of discovery under the 10 Colorado rules of criminal and civil procedure. Effective date - applicability.