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Courtroom Security and Demeanor
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If you find yourself attending any session of the Rowlett Municipal Court, the following reminder will help you with the experience.
Dress Code
There is a dress code for Court. The following items are not allowed in the court:
Bare feet
Flip flop type sandals
Tank top or sleeveless shirts
Shorts or cut off’s
Miniskirts
Halter tops or tube tops
Pants or jeans that are torn or ripped so as to expose the underwear or the skin of the person wearing them.
Additionally, no baggy pants or exposed underwear will be allowed in the Municipal Court.
No T-shirts with obscene, vulgar, derogatory, drug or narcotic related slogans or images or any image or language deemed to be offensive will be allowed to enter the Municipal Court.
All people who are wearing a hat will remove the hat upon entering the Court.
Cellular Phones
Cellular phones must be turned off prior to or upon entering the Court. The Judge can and will order the phone seized if it rings during a Court Session, or if the Judge should observe any person using a Cellular phone. The Judge may further hold the owner of the phone in Contempt.
No Use of cellular ‘picture phones’ will be allowed during Court Sessions.
Security
No weapons of any type are allowed in the Courtroom. The most common items located and refused are pocket knives and pepper spray canisters. Firearms are not allowed in the building, nor in the Court. It’s best to leave your pocket knives and pepper spray at home or in your vehicle prior to attempting to enter the court.
All persons who wish to enter the Courtroom are subject to screening prior to access being allowed . All bags, purses, briefcases, satchels, backpacks or similar items are subject to a full and thorough search. Persons refusing such a search will be denied access to the Court and removed.
All persons entering the Court must successfully pass through a metal detector or wand type search prior to being allowed access to the Court room.
Please do not ‘joke’ about carrying weapons into Court, threatening a Judge or doing harm to the Judge or other person in the Courtroom. Such comments will be taken seriously. Similarly, actions that are intended to intimidate any other person or staff member in the Courtroom, such as staring or glaring at other persons, will result in expulsion from the Court and possible other ramifications.
Do not approach the Judges Bench unless allowed or directed to do so, and do not lean on the Judges Bench.
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