4.1      Facility and environs

1. Security screening; definitions; requirements
   
   1. As used in this rule, "federal court facility" includes any facility occupied by the United States District Court or any temporary facility occupied by a judge serving in the Western District of Michigan.
   2. All persons entering a federal court facility in the Western District of Michigan are required to present a valid government issued identification card with photo, pass through a security screening device, and have all belongings and packages subject to physical and/or security screening examination by the United States Marshals Service, court security officers, and employees of the Federal Protective Service. Any person who refuses to present a valid form of identification or pass through screening shall be denied entrance.
   3. Consent to provisions - Any person bringing in an electronic communication device as defined in LGenR 4.4(a) shall be determined to have consented to the provisions of this rule.
2. Soliciting, loitering, and disruptive behavior
   
   1. The solicitation of business relating to bail bonds or to employment as counsel is prohibited.
   2. Loitering in or about federal court facilities is prohibited.
   3. Any behavior which impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of the business of the court is prohibited. Signs, placards, or banners may not be brought into a federal court facility or its environs.
3. Recording of court proceedings
   
   1. Except as specifically provided herein, the recording of any proceeding is prohibited and no camera or recording device shall be permitted in a federal court facility. This prohibition shall include any device or contrivance capable of preserving or transmitting a visual image and any device or contrivance capable of recording, transmitting, or preserving any audible communication (except cell phones with camera features).
   2. The taking of photographs or video or audio recordings in connection with any judicial proceeding and the recording or broadcasting of judicial proceedings by radio, television or any other means is prohibited.
      
      1. As used in this rule, "judicial proceeding" includes proceedings before district, bankruptcy or magistrate judges, and sessions of the grand jury.
      2. As used in this rule, "in connection with any judicial proceeding" includes all participants in a judicial proceeding while they are in a courtroom or its environs.
   3. A judicial officer may authorize, by written notice to the United States Marshals Service, the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence or for the perpetuation of the record.
   4. A judge may authorize, by written notice to the United States Marshals Service:
      
      1. the broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of investiture, ceremonial, or naturalization proceedings; and
      2. the radio or television broadcasting, audio or video recording or photographing of court proceedings pursuant to a resolution of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
   5. By written notice to the U.S. Marshals Service, the General Services Administration (GSA) property manager or his or her designee can authorize an individual or contract group to possess a camera or recording device for the purpose of maintaining or enhancing the facility, to include repair and alterations.