FRANKLIN AND FULTON COUNTIES Adoption of Local Rule of Judicial Administration 39-1905; Page BB48 [26 Pa.B. 750] Order of Court February 7, 1996, the following Rule of Judicial Administration regarding the media and the public for the 39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, both Franklin and Fulton County Branches is adopted and shall be effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
JOHN R. WALKER,
President Judge39-1905(a.) No person or group of persons shall block, impede, congest or interfere with the free flow of parties, witnesses, court personnel, attorneys, or the general public in the hallways, entrances, and elevators to and from the courtrooms of this judicial district on days when court is in session, during the normal hours of operation, or while a trial or other court proceeding is occurring, and for one hour before the proceeding begins and one hour after the proceeding concludes:
(1) Through the operation of any equipment, or through the conduct of interviews, broadcasts or any other activity associated with the gathering, production, and dissemination of news;
(2) Through demonstrations, protests or other public displays except by express permission of the court upon cause shown.
(b.) The preceding provision shall not be construed to prohibit any member of the media or the public from having access to any office open to the public in any courthouse in this judicial district.
(c.) This rule shall be subject to suspension by the court for such public proceedings and ceremonies as the court shall deem appropriate.
(d.) Failure to abide by the contents of this rule shall be considered an act in contempt of court, and may result in such penalties, including removal from courthouse premises, as the court may decide.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-240. Filed for public inspection February 23, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
