BUCKS COUNTY Justice Center Weapons Policy; Administrative Order No. 74 [45 Pa.B. 677]
[Saturday, February 7, 2015]Order And Now this 16th day of January, 2015, pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 913, it is hereby Ordered and Decreed that the following policy shall be strictly observed by all law enforcement officials regarding the carrying of firearms entering the Bucks County Justice Center:
1. All law enforcement officers on official police business who enter the Justice Center wearing their uniform and producing appropriate identification are permitted to carry their firearm, provided that the firearm is secured in a holster with Level III security.
2. Law enforcement officers not in uniform may not carry firearms in the Justice Center unless responding to an incident call. This provision shall not apply to the Bucks County Sheriff and his or her deputies, and Detectives and Security Officers employed by Bucks County.
3. No law enforcement officers, in uniform or not, may enter the Justice Center with a firearm in order to conduct personal business or to attend court proceedings in which he or she is a litigant or otherwise not on duty.
4. No other individual may enter the Justice Center with a firearm under any circumstance, except as authorized above or as specially authorized by the Sheriff of Bucks County and the President Judge;
5. The privileges previously granted shall not infringe on the right of any judge to bar weapons from the courtroom at that judge's discretion.
6. Any breach of this policy may subject the violator to contempt proceedings in addition to any department discipline that may be levied by the violator's employer.
This Order shall become effective on January 16, 2015.
By the Court
JEFFREY L. FINLEY,
President Judge[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-225. Filed for public inspection February 6, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
