Rule 615. Excluding Witnesses

At a party's request, the court must order witnesses excluded from the courtroom and prohibited from receiving trial testimony through any means, so that they cannot hear or review other witnesses' testimony. Or the court may do so on its own. But this rule does not authorize excluding:

(a) a party who is a natural person;

(b) one officer or employee of a party that is not a natural person if that officer or employee has been designated as the party's representative by its attorney;

(c) any person whose presence a party shows to be essential to presenting the party's claim or defense;

(d) a person authorized by statute to be present; or

(e) a victim of crime, as defined by applicable law, who wishes to be present during proceedings against the defendant.