pa-56-39-1407: Cell phone and electronic device policy; No. 2026IR0110

Summary

Administrative Order BRADFORD COUNTY CELL PHONE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY And Now , September 10, 2026, the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County has hereby entered an Administrative Order implementing a Cell Phone and Electronic Device Policy. Whereas , Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration, Rule 1910 provides that ''Judges should prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording or taking photo- graphs in the courtroom and areas immediately adjacent thereto . . .'' with various exceptions; and Whereas , Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 112 prohibits the taking of photographs, video or motion pictures, recordings (except by official court reporter) and transmission of communications by telephone, radio, television or advanced communication technology in or from the court room or hearing room or its environs during the progress of or in connection with any judicial proceedings, whether or not the court is actually in session; and Whereas , the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County has experienced instances of individuals photographing inmates, Sheriff Deputies, Probation Officers and recording testimony with various devices; and Whereas , the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County finds it necessary to rescind and replace the Electronic Device Policy that became effective on April 18, 2017, to prohibit such devices in the Bradford County Courthouse in order to preserve the intention and public policy of the Rules of Judicial Administration, Rule...

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