Media Coverage of Criminal Pro-

ceedings (Amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012.) (a) Except as authorized by Section 1-11A regarding media coverage of arraignments, the broadcasting, recording or photo- graphing by media of criminal proceedings and trials in the Superior Court shall be allowed except as hereinafter precluded or limited and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1-10B. televising, (b) Except as provided in subsection (q) of this section, no broadcasting, televising, recording or photographing of trials or proceedings involving sexual offense charges shall be permitted. (c) As used in this rule, the word ‘‘trial’’ in jury cases shall mean proceedings taking place after the jury has been sworn and in nonjury proceed- ings commencing with the swearing in of the first witness. ‘‘Criminal proceeding’’ shall mean any hearing or testimony, or any portion thereof, in open court and on the record except an arraign- ment subject to Section 1-11A. (d) Unless good cause is shown, any media or pool representative seeking to broadcast, tele- vise, record or photograph a criminal proceeding or trial shall, at least three days prior to the com- mencement of the proceeding or trial, send an email request for media coverage to a person designated by the chief court administrator to receive such requests. The designee shall inform the administrative judge, presiding judge of crimi- nal matters, judicial authority who will hear the proceeding or who will preside over the trial, clerk, and the supervising marshal of the request, and the judicial authority shall allow such coverage except as otherwise provided. (e) Any party, attorney, witness or other inter- ested person may object in advance of electronic coverage of a criminal proceeding or trial if there exists a substantial reason to believe that such coverage will undermine the legal rights of a party or will significantly compromise the safety of a witness or other person or impact significant pri- vacy concerns. In the event that the media request camera coverage and, to the extent practicable, notice that an objection to the electronic coverage has been filed, the date, time and location of the 112 © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut SUPERIOR COURT—GENERAL PROVISIONS