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Standing Order 15

S.D. Ala. Standing Order — Standing Order 15

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. All employees will enter the Federal Courthouse through the front entrance or from the second level door from the parking garage. 2. Employees may by-pass security screening at front entrance when Government I..D. is shown. 3. Only handicapped and vendors are allowed entrance at the St. Louis Street door. Employees may exit this door only during normal working hours. 4. All deliveries at the freight entrance will be controlled by a security officer. 5. No weapons will be allowed except as follows: a. Federal law enforcement officers. a. Active Civilian law enforcement officers with proper I.D. are to report to the U.S. Marshals Office to secure their weapons. c. Persons with gun permits are to secure their weapons off of government property. d. Any questions to these procedures are to be directed to the U.S. Marshals Office immediately. 6. Any person breaching security at the exits are to be reported to the U.S. Marshals Office; no employee is to allow unauthorized persons to enter these uncontrolled exits. 7. Federal agents are authorized to escort persons through the employee entrances for Grand Jury or investigative purposes. The agents will be responsible for these persons while in the Federal Courthouse. 8. All packages, briefcases, and purses are to be screened by x-ray, except those of building employees. 9. The hours of security screening will be from 7:30 A.M. until 5:30 P.M. Before and after these hours, employees will use their building passes. Any failure to comply with this Order may result in civil and/or criminal contempt of court. Done this 27th day of January, 1984. /s/ WILLIAM B. HAND CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
Official source: https://www.alsd.uscourts.gov/sites/alsd/files/STDO15.PDF · retrieved 2026-07-23