Rhode Island General Laws Title 11. Criminal Offenses § 11-37-13.1. Recording--Grand jury testimony--Child assault

(1) The statement is sworn to under oath by the child, and the significance of the oath is explained to the child;

(2) The recording is both visual and aural and is recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means;

(3) The recording equipment was capable of making an accurate recording, the operator of the equipment was competent, and the recording is accurate and has not been altered;

(4) Every voice on the recording is identified;

(5) The statement was not made in response to questioning calculated to lead the child to make a particular statement;

(6) The person conducting the interview is an attorney in the department of the attorney general or another person chosen by the attorney general to make the proceeding less intimidating to the child, and the interviewer is available to testify at the proceeding;

(7) The child is available to testify if requested by the grand jurors; and

(8) The recording is made a part of the record of the grand jury.