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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of or any department restricted to the law, no person may possess any exclusive occupancy of court object that could be construed as a personnel or judicial officers. This weapon while in a Court building, includes clerk offices, judicial including, but not limited to: guns, chambers, hallways leading to knives, tools, sharp objects or pepper judicial chambers or court staff spray. If these items are found at the workspaces, sally ports/holding cells, Court screening stations, the screened and/or administrative offices. individual has the choice of (1) taking it outside the building; or (2) having [Adopted July 1, 2007, subd (b) amended 01/01/17, subd (f) adopted January 1, 2017] the security personnel confiscate the item. Except as provided in (d) below, security staff will not Rule 2.11 Subordinate Judicial Officer temporarily hold the item for any Complaints person. However, except as provided below, bailiffs, correctional officers Investigation of complaints against and law enforcement officers commissioners and other subordinate judicial employed by a federal, state, county officers shall follow the procedures in CRC or local jurisdiction, and court 10.703 as well as internal court governance security personnel may possess procedures and administrative protocols. weapons while in the course and scope of their official duties. [Adopted July 1, 2007]

(c) A person authorized to possess a Rule 2.12 Attendance and Conduct at weapon pursuant to section (b) hereof Court Proceedings shall not possess said weapon while in a Court building if he/she or a (a) Attorneys and self-represented member of his/her immediate family litigants are required to promptly or someone with whom he/she has a appear at all proceedings. close relationship is a party to a pending proceeding to be heard that (b) If an attorney or self-represented day. litigant will be late or will not appear at any calendared proceeding, the (d) Persons prohibited from possessing attorney shall telephone the weapons pursuant to section (c) department in which the proceeding is hereof shall, upon first entering the set, prior to the time set for the Court, immediately declare to the appearance, and advise the clerk or security officer, the fact of his or her bailiff that the attorney or litigant will possession of such weapon and shall be late or will not be present. Failure then surrender such weapon for to so advise the clerk or bailiff may safekeeping. subject the violator to sanctions pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure(e) Any violation of this rule may be section 177.5. punished as contempt, and may result The telephone advisement referred to in imprisonment, a fine, or both. in subdivision (b) of this rule does not excuse an attorney’s failure to timely(f) Except by specific permission first appear at a calendared proceeding. obtained from a judge, bailiff, or other designated court personnel, no (c) No person shall appear in Court person shall be or remain in any area barefoot, shirtless, wearing a tank top, 4