• ALL visitors will be required to pass through the Magnotometer in order to access the two courtrooms.
• Handbags, purses, and brief cases must pass through the X-Ray machine.
• No children under age 12 are allowed to attend court.
• Prescription and over-the-counter medications cannot be taken into the courtroom. The only exceptions are inhalers and nitro pills.
• No weapons are allowed, including guns, knives, fingernail clippers, scissors, files and other sharp objects.
• No food or drinks, chewing gum, mints, cough drops, etc. are permitted.
• Tobacco products are prohibited including cigarettes, lighters, matches, chewing tobacco, snuff, rolling papers, etc.
• Cellphones, pagers, cameras, or any device capable of recording audio or video are not allowed.

The following rules apply in the courtroom:

• Do not approach the judge’s bench unless you are instructed by the judge, a court officer, court personnel, or a representative of the District Attorney's office.
• Do not attempt to communicate with inmates, including hand signals.
• Do not use the two (2) short benches in the front of the courtroom, unless authorized to do so by a court officer.
• Remain in the courtroom until one of the following occurs:
  
  1. Your case is completed.
  2. You have to go to the restroom prior to a recess.
  3. The judge takes a recess or adjourns court for lunch.
  
  
• Do not exit the building through any side doors, except in case of an emergency. Use only the front entrance doors to enter and exit the building.
• If for any reason you feel you must leave the building prior to a recess, check with a deputy at the front desk. If it is a legitimate reason he will allow you to leave and come back into the building.
• Should you leave the building before your case is completed, before a recess or without approval, then you will have to remain outside until the judge takes a recess.
• Seating in the courtroom is designed to accommodate persons who require use of a wheelchair.
• Anyone observed littering the grounds or building in any way is subject to being charged with Criminal Littering. This offense, if convicted, is punishable by a fine of up to $500 and up to 40 hours of community service picking up litter.
• This complex is a no smoking, no eating, and no drinking area. There is a designated smoking area at the northeast corner of the complex by the picnic table. This is the only area where smoking is allowed.