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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 15-406

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULES

BUTLER COUNTY

Courthouse and Government/Judicial Center Front Door Security; AD-3-2015

[45 Pa.B. 1113]
[Saturday, March 7, 2015]

Administrative Order of Court

 And Now, this 10th day of February, 2015, intending to preserve order, ensure the fair administration of justice and provide for the safety of all persons conducting business in the Butler County Courthouse and the Government/Judicial Center, it is hereby ordered and decreed that the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 913 shall be enforced by the Butler County Sheriff. Possession of firearms and other dangerous weapons are strictly prohibited except as allowed by the Butler County Security Policy.

 All packages, brief cases and other containers in the immediate possession of persons entering the Courthouse/Government-Judicial Center shall be subject to inspec-tion. A search shall be conducted by requiring persons and property to be passed through a walk through metal detector or x-ray machine and the use of a hand-held metal detector being moved by hand in close proximity to all areas of the body of the person being searched and in close proximity to all areas of a package being searched. In the event that the detector emits an alert signal, the search of a person shall be expanded to include a pat-down of the immediate area of the body of the person being searched which had activated the signal. A pat-down search shall be conducted only by a sheriff of the same gender as the person being searched. Any package which indicates that suspicious materials, substances or contraband may be contained therein, shall be opened by the person bringing it into the building for a more thorough examination.

 When the term weapon is used in this order, it shall be defined as including any firearm, any knife, any explosive or incendiary device (whether real or hoax) or any object that is designed, made or adapted for the purpose of inflicting bodily injury and any weapon defined as such by the Pennsylvania Crimes Code.

 One or more signs shall be posted at each public entrance in a location and of a size and design reasonably calculated to draw the attention of persons entering the building and giving notice that: a) no weapons or explosives may be brought into the building; b) all persons entering the building are subject to search for weapons or explosives; and c) all packages, brief cases and other containers are subject to search prior to entering the building.

Administrative Order of Court

 And Now, this 17th day of February, 2015, the Court orders and directs that the Administrative Order of Court dated February 10, 2015 related to security at the public entrance to the Butler County Government/Judicial Center be published forthwith in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 It is further ordered that this Administrative Order shall be effective thirty (30) days after the publication thereof in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 It is finally ordered that in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 105, that the District Court Administrator shall:

 (a) File one (1) certified copy hereof with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts,

 (b) Distribute two (2) certified copies hereof to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin,

 (c) Deliver a copy of the Administrative Order related to building security to the Butler County Legal Journal for publication as that organization deems appropriate.

 (d) Distribute a copy of the Administrative Order to the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in Butler County.

By the Court

THOMAS J. DOERR, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-406. Filed for public inspection March 6, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]


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