53-21-140 Use of electronic audio-video communication

53-21-140 . Use of electronic audio-video communication. (1) A respondent's right to be present at a hearing, as provided in 53-21-115 (2) and 53-21-116 , is satisfied by: (a) the respondent's physical appearance before the court; or (b) in the discretion of the court, by electronic audio-video communication. (2) For purposes of this chapter: (a) electronic audio-video communication must allow all participants to be observed and heard simultaneously; and (b) a hearing that is conducted by the use of electronic audio-video communication, allowing all of the participants to be observed and heard simultaneously, is considered to be a hearing in open court.