(a) PROHIBITION. No person may enter or remain in a courthouse
with an electronic device, except:
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA LOCAL RULES
(1) a member of The Florida Bar or a specially admitted
lawyer;
(2) a person with a judge’s order permitting passage with
electronics;
(3) an employee who works in the courthouse, a lawyer who
works for the United States, and a law enforcement officer on
official business;
(4) an interpreter providing service under an active blanket
purchase agreement and presenting a copy of the executed
signature page of the agreement; and
(5) at a judge’s discretion, a petit, grand, or prospective juror if
the person:
(A) stores the device in a designated place except during a
break,
(B) uses the device only in a designated area or in the jury
assembly room, and
(C) uses the device only for a matter unrelated to the case.
(b) INSPECTION. A device is subject to inspection anywhere in the
courthouse.
(c) SHARING OR DELIVERY. A person must not share a device with,
or deliver a device to, another person.
