Security Screening and Prohibited Items
All persons entering the courthouse will go through Court Security. All bags, packages and personal belongings are subject to search and will be screened. In most cases, you will be asked to walk through a metal detector and an officer may use a wand to check for prohibited items. For this reason, it is a good idea to travel light.
Items that should NOT enter the courthouse:
- Weapons of any kind, including pocket knives, knitting needles, nail clippers, mace, etc.
- Electronic equipment such as video, voice recorders or cameras
- Food, drinks, chewing gum or tobacco
Additional Prohibited Items
It is unlawful to carry or possess any weapon in the building. Items found are subject to be taken by security and not returned. Prohibited items include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Aerosol Sprays
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Ammunition
- Belts Containing Metal Studs and/or over-sized belt buckles
- Box Cutters
- Brass Knuckles, Slingshots, Nun-Chucks, Kubotans, etc.
- Can Openers
- Carabiners
- Combs
- Corkscrews
- Eating utensils
- Firearms or Items Resembling Firearms
- Fish Hooks
- Flammable, Explosive, Caustic, Irritant or otherwise Hazardous Substances
- Glass Containers
- Gun Belts
- Handcuff keys, handcuffs, and/or restraints
- Handheld Two-Way Radios
- Heavy Chains
- Illegal Controlled Substances (illegal drugs) and/or Paraphernalia
- Knitting Needles / Crochet Needles / Crochet Hooks / Craft Scissors
- Knives
- Large Laundry Pins
- Laser pointers or Light Emitting Devices
- Locks
- Meat Thermometers
- Metal Files of any type, Emery boards, Fingernail Files
- Metal Hair Picks
- Personal Defense Sprays (Pepper spray or “Mace”)
- Razors
- “Selfie Sticks”
- Stun guns or “Tasers”
- Sharp or Pointed Items (Scissors, Tweezers, Hair picks, Rattail Combs, etc.)
- Tools of any type
- Any other item deemed potentially dangerous