Personal appearance by 2-way electronic video/audio communication; at or after trial before judge.

Personal appearance by two-way electronic videoand audio communication; at or after trial before a judge; emergency. Allows a personal appearance required or permitted at or after trialbefore a judge to be made using two-way electronic video and audiocommunication (i) with the consent of the defendant and the Commonwealthand (ii) if the defendant has waived his right to be present at trialand the court ascertains that such waiver is voluntary and intelligentlymade. The bill contains an emergency clause.