Rule 3.181 - MEDIA OR OTHER PUBLIC ACCESS COVERAGE OF COURT EVENTS(1) Media or public access coverage is prohibited in the hallways outside of any courtroom or court office. Upon request, on a case by case basis, the court will consider designating an area outside of the courtrooms and prohibited court areas for media and public access coverage.(2) Unless otherwise permitted by UTCR 3.180(6) or the judge presiding over the proceeding, personal communication devices (any electronic equipment capable of communicating with others outside a courtroom by transmission of sound or images, including, but not limited to cell phones and pagers) taken into a courtroom by any person shall be turned off upon entering the courtroom and shall remain off until after the person has departed from the courtroom.Amended effective 2/1/2024.