Criminal Proceedings in Circuit Courts

(a) Pretrial Proceedings - The court may utilize videoconferencing to take a plea of not guilty at arraignment, to consider pretrial motions, to conduct pretrial status conferences, to permit a witness to testify at a pretrial hearing, to take and preserve the testimony of a prospective witness for use at trial, and to conduct any non-evidentiary hearing. (b) Testimony of Child Witnesses - The court may use videoconferencing to obtain the testimony of a child witness in accordance with West Virginia Code § 62-6B-1 to -4.