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Weapons security and health screening at the court's locations: entry through the security check points, with weapons screening and searches of persons and belongings; who may enter without screening; denial of entry to anyone carrying a weapon or wearing soft body armor, except peace officers on official court business (as defined) and judges with concealed-carry permits; the attached Prohibited Items list; the Sheriff's operational control; and guidance for persons with COVID-19 or similar symptoms. Issued July 9, 2026; expires December 31, 2026.
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[Seal of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda] CHAMBERS OF MICHAEL M. MARKMAN Presiding Judge Department 1 René C. Davidson Courthouse 1225 Fallon Street Oakland, CA 94612 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA GENERAL DIRECTIVE BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE DIRECTIVE NO: 2026-03B SUBJECT: WEAPONS SECURITY AND HEALTH SCREENING 1. Entry Directives Pursuant to the general authority conferred upon the Court under Code of Civil Procedure sections 128 and 187, persons entering any location of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda in which a weapons-screening station is in use must enter through one of the security check points. Such persons may be required to pass through the weapons-screening station and/or submit to a search of their person and belongings. Persons entering any court location in which a weapons-screening station is not in use are subject to a search of their person and belongings for concealed weapons and/or soft body armor. 2. Prohibition of Entry Any person refusing to pass through a weapons-screening station, refusing to submit to a search of their person and belongings, or refusing to comply with public health and safety requirements will be denied entry into the building, except for the following: A. Elected public officers (but not their deputies or assistants) under Article 6, Section 16 [a judge of a court of record] or Article 11 Section 1[an elected county sheriff, an elected district attorney, an elected assessor, and an elected governing body] of the Constitution of California; B. Deputies or assistants of elected office holders, appointed office holders, or employees of the County or Court who display an employment identification card that is approved by the Alameda County Sheriff and acknowledged by Alameda County Sheriff’s Office staff at the weapons-screening station; C. Persons issued proximity cards by the Court, the General Services Agency, and/or the County of Alameda who enter the court by separate entrance controlled by proximity cards; and D. Any attorney who has been issued an Attorney Security Pass by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. 4. Prohibition of Armed/Armored Entry Except for peace officers who are at a courthouse on official court business (as defined below) and for judges who possess a permit to carry a concealed firearm, any person in possession of any weapon described in Section 171b of the California Penal Code, or any person in possession of any object reasonably deemed capable of being used as a deadly or dangerous weapon by the Alameda County Sheriff, will be denied entry into the building. Any peace officer who is not on official court business, as defined above, must surrender any weapons or return without them and may reclaim any surrendered weapons upon exit from the courthouse. Except for peace officers authorized by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, any person wearing soft body armor will also be denied entry into the building. "Official Court business" means specifically: (a) Deputies and employees of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, and any officer or deputy of a law enforcement agency at the request of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office to provide mutual aid and/or assist with security; (b) Other peace officers at the courthouse to testify in a case or to meet with employees of the District Attorney's Office in their official capacity, to obtain or file a paper warrant, or to make a criminal arrest pursuant to a warrant; or (c) Alameda County district attorney inspectors. 5. Other Prohibited Items Except as otherwise provided herein, all persons are prohibited from entering a courthouse or facility with any item on the Court’s Prohibited Items list, attached, and incorporated herein by this reference as it may be amended. 6. Operational Control All weapons-screening stations operations shall be under the direction of the Alameda County Sheriff. 7. Public Health and Safety Requirements Persons who feel they are experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19 infection or other similar health issues are strongly discouraged from entering a courthouse. Such persons are also encouraged to wear a mask while in any courthouse. This section is subject to periodic review and update. General Directive 2026-03A is hereby rescinded. This directive shall expire on December 31, 2026. Issued: July 9, 2026 [signature] Michael M. Markman, Presiding Judge Superior Court of California, County of Alameda PROHIBITED ITEMS To ensure the safety of all who enter the courthouse, the following items are not permitted inside the building: NO • Aerosols - unless required for medical purpose • Alcohol or Marijuana • Ammunition • Animals (except service animals) • Any Device Capable of Emitting Smoke or Vapor • Any Item that Can Be Used As a Weapon as Determined by Sheriff’s Office. • Any Property That Cannot Be Safely Screened • Bats and Other Sporting Equipment • Body Armor • Bicycles, Bike Locks • Bladed or Sharp Instruments • Breakable Containers (including ceramic and glass) • Firearms and Replica Firearms • Flammable or Chemical Sprays • Graffiti Tools and Marking Pens • Handcuffs and/or Handcuff Keys • Hazardous Biological or Chemical Liquids or Materials • Illegal Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia • Knives • Laser Pointers • Lighters/Matches/Fire Starters • Needles/Syringes or Other Similar Objects (unless required for medical purpose • Pepper Spray • Projectile Weapons • Stun Guns • Tasers • Tear Gas [Twelve prohibited-item pictograms; the seals of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda]
[Seal of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda] CHAMBERS OF MICHAEL M. MARKMAN Presiding Judge Department 1 René C. Davidson Courthouse 1225 Fallon Street Oakland, CA 94612 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA GENERAL DIRECTIVE BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE DIRECTIVE NO: 2026-03B SUBJECT: WEAPONS SECURITY AND HEALTH SCREENING 1. Entry Directives Pursuant to the general authority
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-28 (California T3 Alameda build 2026-09-28) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-alameda/gd/2026-03a-weapons-security-and-health-screening.pdf (932869 bytes, sha256 4ad5efec0b6a94093b7bd59cf3111e9946b2dc190c0cd2f1a4ff04a6ba696fbd; 4 pages) - the court's own posted PDF, a scan under an OCR text layer that was not relied on: transcribed from the rendered page images, every page read against the image; a machine reading (RapidOCR) was used only as a second reader for a word-level diff, every difference classified; every quotation mark, apostrophe, dash and bracket checked in full-resolution crops; the court seal and the signature are bracketed. The court posts the file as “2026-03a-weapons-security-and-health-screening.pdf”, but the document is Directive No. 2026-03B (issued July 9, 2026), which rescinds 2026-03A; the court's directive index lists 2026-03B. The sections are numbered 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (no section 3 is printed). Item A prints “Section 1[an elected county sheriff” without a space, and the Prohibited Items list prints “(unless required for medical purpose” without a closing parenthesis. Apostrophes and quotation marks are kept as printed, curly in some paragraphs and straight in others. Page 4 (the Prohibited Items list) is born-digital and was read against its own text layer, which carries the outlined title “PROHIBITED ITEMS” twice; it is printed once here, and the pictograms and seals are described in brackets. Printed irregularities are kept as printed.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.