Rule 16-606 - General Limitations on Extended Coverage(a) Where Possession of Equipment Prohibited or Limited. Possession of an "electronic device, including equipment used for extended coverage, in a "court facility, as those terms are defined in Rule 16-208, is governed by that Rule.(b) Where Extended Coverage Prohibited.(1) Extended coverage in a court facility, as defined in Rule 16-208, is limited to proceedings in the courtroom in the presence of the presiding judge.(2) Outside a courtroom but within a court facility, as defined in Rule 16-208, extended coverage is prohibited: (A) of persons present for a judicial or grand jury proceeding; and(B) where the extended coverage is so close to a judicial or grand jury proceeding as likely (i) to identify persons present for the proceeding or (ii) to interfere with the proceeding or its dignity or decorum. This is Rule is derived from former Rule 16-109(2016).
Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016.