Ind. Porter Cnty. Local Rule LR64-AR00-7300

SECURITY CAMERAS IN VALPARAISO COURTHOUSE.

Pursuant to Rule 2.17 of the Indiana Judicial Code, the recording of court proceedings other

than by the Official Court Reporter or Assistant Court Reporter, or an Official Temporary Court

Reporter designated by the Court, whether in court or out of court, shall not be allowed, and any

preservation and downloading onto media of audio or video transmissions from the courtrooms at

the Porter County Courthouse shall not occur.

This Order does not affect or seek to terminate the recording of common areas of the Porter

County Courthouse, including the first floor common areas, judges’ parking lot, entrances,

hallways, 4th Floor common areas, Clerk’s Office common areas, Prosecutor’s Office common

areas, Probation Offices common areas, or other non-courtroom related areas.

This Rule does not affect or seek to terminate real-time video broadcast of courtroom

proceedings to security monitors on the first floor of the courthouse, for the exclusive use of Court

Security to insure the safety of the court staff or judges, but prohibits any recording, downloading,

or preservation of audio or video of courtroom activity and proceedings. Any audio transmission of

courtroom proceedings shall be kept at appropriate levels so as not to be broadcast to third persons

traveling by the security booth on the first floor. Any court staff member, by the direction of the

judge, may choose to disable audio or video transmission to the security booth on the first floor.

The use of any recording device by any third party to record and preserve audio transmissions from

the courtrooms is prohibited.