(a) Application of Rule. This rule applies to any building occupied or used by the
United States Courts in the District of Kansas, and to the environs of any such
building. It is in effect at all times that judges, magistrate judges, or court personnel
are present, whether or not court proceedings are actively under way.
(b) Persons Subject to Search. All persons seeking entry to a courtroom, to the
chambers of any district or magistrate judge, to any offices of the court, or to any
of the halls or corridors adjacent thereto are subject to search by the United States
Marshal, Deputy United States Marshals, or other officers designated by the
Marshal or the court. Such search may include briefcases, parcels, purses, or other
containers.
(c) Weapons.
(1) In the Courthouse. No weapons other than exhibits are permitted in the
courthouse, with the exception of weapons carried by:
(A) the United States Marshal;
(B) Deputy United States Marshals;
(C) Court Security Officers;
(D) Federal Protective Officers;
(E) officers approved by the court, the United States Marshal, or by
federal law; and
(F) authorized law enforcement officers whose official duty station is
the courthouse.
(2) In the Courtrooms. No person other than a United States Marshal, Deputy
United States Marshal, Court Security Officer, or officer approved by the
court or United States Marshal is permitted to bring a weapon other than an
exhibit into any courtroom, except as specifically permitted by this rule.
(3) Exhibits. Any firearm intended for introduction as an exhibit must be
presented to the United States Marshal for a safety check before it is brought
into any courtroom.
(d) Emergency Mutual Aid. This rule does not apply during emergency mutual aid
situations occurring at any building occupied or used by this court. Exemptions
include, but are not limited to, police response to calls for assistance, fire and/or
first aid response to rescue calls, or law enforcement and emergency response to
critical building emergencies. When possible, the United States Marshal and/or
Court Security Officer should be notified of the need to exempt this rule.
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As amended 2/95, 11/93.
