New York Consolidated Laws, Criminal Procedure Law - CPL § 182.30. Regulation of electronic appearances by the chief administrator

The chief administrator of the courts shall adopt rules to regulate the conduct of electronic appearances pursuant to this article that shall, among other provisions, be designed to:  (a) provide appropriate access to electronic appearances by crime victims and their families, family members of defendants, the media and other members of the public;  provided that such appropriate access shall be limited to the means of projecting a proceeding being conducted entirely by electronic appearances in a publicly accessible area of a courthouse or by projecting the electronic appearances of a proceeding comprised of both in-person physical appearances and electronic appearances in the courtroom in which the proceeding is taking place;  and (b) ensure that any system for arraignments provides a full and fair opportunity for any defendant, without prejudice, to choose to have an arraignment conducted with the defendant physically present, rather than through an electronic appearance.