General Order re Cameras in The Courthouse

No one except authorized Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma (Court) and
court security personnel may engage in photographing, recording, or broadcasting, or activating
any camera, microphone, recorder, or broadcasting device in any courtroom or courthouse in the
County where the Court conducts business, including all entrances, exits, hallways, escalators,
elevators, and adjacent or subterranean court parking areas except as permitted by Superior Court
of Sonoma County, Local Rules, Rule 19.3 and California Rules of Court, rule 1.150, or as
permitted by this order or other order of a judicial officer as set forth herein. This order shall not
preclude any law enforcement officer from taking appropriate steps to ensure the orderly and
peaceable conduct of court business at a courthouse, including the recording of criminal activity
in progress. To read the full General Order or to download a copy click here.