(a)
All persons entering any Tulare County courthouse and Department of Child Support Services must enter by means of any designated courthouse and Department of Child Support Services screening area and must submit their persons and property to screening for weapons ("entry screening").
(b)
It is unlawful for any person to breach, defeat, bypass, or tamper with any mechanism, system or facility installed to prevent, bar, or restrict access to any Tulare County courthouse and Department of Child Support Services with the intent to circumvent any entry screening, or to aid another in such a breach, defeat, bypass or tampering.
(c)
It is unlawful for any person to enter any Tulare County courthouse and Department of Child Support Services with the intent to circumvent the entry screening, or exit such courthouse by way of any access door, hallway, or entryway posted as "restricted" or "no access," unless authorized to do so by the Tulare County Sheriff or his or her designee whose duties and responsibilities include courthouse and Child Support Services security.
(d)
County, Court and Child Support employees who work in specific areas within Tulare County courthouses or Child Support Services, entering or exiting those buildings, or any other person designated and identified by the Tulare County Sheriff, may be searched to maintain a secure and safe environment for the public, employees, officers and property.
(Added by Ord. No. 3301, effective 09-21-04)