N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 182.10

* § 182.10 Definition of terms.\n As used in this article:\n 1. "Independent audio-visual system" means an electronic system for\nthe transmission and receiving of audio and visual signals, encompassing\nencoded signals, frequency domain multiplexing or other suitable means\nto preclude the unauthorized reception and decoding of the signals by\ncommercially available television receivers, channel converters, or\nother available receiving devices.\n 2. "Electronic appearance" means an appearance in which various\nparticipants, including the defendant, are not present in the court, but\nin which, by means of an independent audio-visual system, (a) all of the\nparticipants are simultaneously able to see and hear reproductions of\nthe voices and images of the judge, counsel, defendant, police officer,\nand any other appropriate participant, and (b) counsel is present with\nthe defendant, or if the defendant waives the presence of counsel on the\nrecord, the defendant and his or her counsel are able to see and hear\neach other and engage in private conversation.\n * NB Repealed September 1, 2017\n