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Local General Court and Administration Rules of Court
GENERAL RULE 2 MEDIA IN THE COURT
A. REQUESTS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE
B. FILMING JURORS
C. MEDIA IN OTHER AREAS OF COURTHOUSE
D. VIOLATIONS
A. REQUESTS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE
The media may request an order permitting media coverage
using only the approved Judicial Council of California form
MC-500, Media Request to Photograph, Record, or Broadcast, and form
MC-510, Order on Media Request to Permit Coverage. Blank forms are
available in the Clerk’s Office.
The forms shall be filed with the Clerk’s Office in the division of the
Court where the request is directed at least five court days before the
portion of the proceeding to be covered unless good cause is shown. The
forms may also be filed by fax with the Court's Public Information Officer (PIO),
who will forward the forms to the Clerk's Office at the courthouse where the
matter is to be heard. The Clerk's Office will fax the signed-stamped order
to the PIO, who will fax a copy to the requestor.
Requests for media covered are governed by
California Rule of Court (CRC) 1.150(e).
(Eff. 7/01/08)
B. FILMING JURORS
Photographing and filming any juror or summoned prospective juror is
prohibited.
C. MEDIA IN OTHER AREAS OF COURTHOUSE
Unless approved by written order of the Presiding Judge or the Supervising Judge
of that courthouse, filming, videotaping, photographing and electronic
recording of any kind is not permitted in any other part of the courthouse,
including but not limited to, entrances, exits, halls, stairways, escalators
and elevators. Application for permission for media coverage in these areas
of the
courthouse shall be directed to the Presiding Judge or the
Supervising Judge of that courthouse.
(Eff. 7/01/08)
Cameras and recording devices shall be turned off while being transported in
any area of the court unless expressly permitted by court order. Filming,
video taping and photographing of the interior of any courtroom through the
glass door windows or through the double doors, or otherwise is prohibited.
No microphones or cameras shall be permitted in any courtroom unless the
judge hearing a matter within the courtroom has expressly authorized such
use in a written order pursuant to
CRC 1.150 and the
local rule 2A above.
(Eff. 7/01/08)
D. VIOLATIONS
Any violation of this rule or an order made under this rule
is an unlawful interference with the proceedings of the court and may be the
basis for an order terminating media coverage, a citation for contempt of
court, or an order imposing monetary or other sanctions as provided by law.
(Eff. 7/01/08)
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