| St.
Joseph County Sheriff's Department Information |
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| Jail
Information |
| Service
Fees |
| Boater
Safety |
| Concealed
Weapons |
| Court
Security Policy |
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| Court
Security Policy |
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| This administrative order is issued in accordance with Michigan
Supreme Court Administrative Order 2000-1. The purpose of this
order is to address the presence of weapons in court facilities. |
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| IT
IS ORDERED: |
 No weapons
are allowed in any buildings used for official court business
or used by judicial employees, including, but not limited to
the Courts Building, the Historic Courthouse, the Annex I, and
the jail. |
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All
persons, their belongings, and all parcels are subject to screening
by building security personnel for weapons. |
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Persons
in violation of these rules may be detained, and may be subject
to penalties for contempt of court. |
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This
prohibition does not apply to any certified law enforcement
officers, or to on-duty building security personnel; provided
however, that no such persons shall possess any weapons while
they are in these buildings for the purpose of participating
as a party plaintiff or party defendant in litigation. |
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The
Chief Judge of a court may, in the judge's discretion, grant
a written exception to this policy to a specific person.
Exceptions will expire when the issuing judge is no longer
Chief Judge of a court. Copies of any exceptions made shall
me maintained by building security staff, and be available
to all judges and the County Administrator. |
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The
term 'weapon' refers to firearms, knives, or any other items
that could be used to incapacitate or inure persons,
or reasonably cause fear of the same. |
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A
warning sign shall be posted to entrances to all buildings
covered by this order stating: "NOTICE! No firearms, knives,
or other weapons are permitted in this building by joint order
of the Chief Judges of St. Joseph County. All persons, belongings
and parcels are subject to search as a condition of entry.
Violators may be detained and may face penalties for contempt
of court". |
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| SHERIFF |
| Matthew
J. Lori |
| UNDERSHERIFF |
| Dennis
Allen |
| CAPTAIN |
| Jim
Barnes |
| CAPTAIN |
| Mark
Books |
| MAILING
ADDRESS |
P.O. Box 339
Centreville, MI 49032 |
| PHONE |
| (269) 467-9045 |
| FAX |
Booking:
(269)
467-4009
Administration:
(269) 467-6201
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| OFFICE
HOURS |
| 24
hours a day / 7 days a week |
| LOCATION |
650
E. Main St.
Centreville,
MI
East
of Fairgrounds |
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