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Reduced Services:

Due to a reduction in state funding, the court will reduce services one day per month from January to June 2025. Click here to see the full list of Reduced Services Dates.

On Friday, January 17, 2025, the court will only be open for limited services and hearings. Click here for more information. 

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Items Not Allowed in Court Buildings

  • Any firearms

  • Taser / Stun guns
  • Gun shaped lighters
  • Toy or replica guns
  • BB guns
  • Pellet guns
  • All bullets and ammunition
  • Buck type knives - all size blades
  • Swiss Army / utility type knives - all size blades
  • Butter and steak knives - all size blades
  • Multi-tool type knives - all size blades
  • Concealable / disguised knives - all size blades
  • Switchblade knives / gravity knives
  • Pocket knives
  • Miscellaneous sharp items (includes knitting needles and crochet hooks)
  • Scissors
  • Razors (includes single razor blades)
  • Box cutters
  • All 'exacto' type tools
  • Screwdrivers
  • Pliers
  • Wrenches
  • Hammers
  • Ice picks
  • Tear Gas
  • Mace
  • Pepper gas
  • Animal repellent
  • Butane Fuel
  • Cigarette lighters
  • Darts
  • Letter openers
  • Pieces of heavy-duty wire
  • Heavy gauge chains
  • Laser pointers (exception: attorneys needing for trial)
  • Skateboards
  • Skates
  • Needles/Syringes (non-diabetics or without a prescription)
  • Alcohol and controlled substances, including marijuana, per PC4573(a); U.S.C Section 812
  • Handcuffs
  • Handcuff keys
  • Excess clothing beyond what is reasonable for personal use and current weather conditions
  • Glass containers or objects
  • Other miscellaneous items that present a safety concern as determined by Sheriff's Department supervisors for each facility.