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7 verbatim requirements from this First Circuit document.
First Judicial Circuit (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• Media representatives1 shall notify Court Administration2 no less than twenty-four hours in advance that they are seeking approval from the presiding judge, general magistrate, or hearing officer, to be present for any court proceeding deemed to be high profile, or at the earliest opportunity practicable in all other matters. This notice will ensure that equipment may be properly arranged and set up. Further, the advance notice should reduce or prevent any distractions that may otherwise arise during court proceedings. Media representatives should not 1 “Media representative” includes photographers, videographers, news reporters, broadcast personnel and any individual representing the video, audio, electronic or print media. Media representatives must be able to produce satisfactory proof, such as a photo-identification card, to demonstrate the individual is a bona fide media representative. 2 Contact number for media representative is: Court Administration (850) 595-4400 unless otherwise designated on a case by case basis. contact the presiding judge, general magistrate, or hearing officer directly. Notice must initiate with Court Administration. • None of the film, videotape, still photographs, or audio reproductions developed during or by virtue of coverage of a judicial proceeding shall be admissible as evidence in the proceeding out of which it arose, in any proceeding subsequent or collateral thereto, or upon retrial or appeal of such proceedings. • The Court Administrator shall designate a member of staff to serve as the Court Public Information Officer (hereinafter “CPIO”) or alternate CPIO. The CPIO performs the following duties: (a) serves as liaison between the court and the news media; (b) serves as the media center manager; (c) issues press credentials to verified media representatives; (d) disseminates information (scheduling and parking, etc.) concerning the pending case or courthouse as directed by the presiding judge or the Court Administrator. • After a proceeding is classified as a high profile or special interest case, the CPIO shall as soon as practicable convene a meeting of interested media representatives for the purpose of establishing a media committee. The CPIO shall provide appropriate notice to media representatives in advance of the meeting. • For safety reasons, no other television cameras, still cameras, or other broadcasting or recording equipment shall be permitted in the court facility unless: (a) the media is present to cover other judicial proceedings and proper notice was provided to Court Administration; (b) the equipment is located in an area designated by Court Administration as the media center. • The Court Administrator or his or her designee shall designate a specific number of seats in the public areas of the courtroom for the following categories of individuals: (a) parties’ family and friends, and court personnel; (b) media representatives; and (c) general public. Court Security will monitor the attendance of a party’s family and friends, and the media committee will allocate seats for the media representatives. • Members of the general public who wish to attend the proceedings must obtain a pass from the CPIO or his or her designee and present the pass upon entering the courtroom. Prior to trial the CPIO will establish procedures for the issuance of these passes, and have information available for the general public concerning these procedures.
Media representatives1 shall notify Court Administration2 no less than twenty-four hours in advance that they are seeking approval from the presiding judge, general magistrate, or hearing officer, to be present for any court proceeding deemed to be high profile, or at the earliest opportunity practicable in all other matters. This notice will ensure that equipment may be properly arranged and set up. Further, the advance notice should reduce or prevent any distractions that may otherwise arise during court proceedings. Media representatives should not 1 “Media representative” includes photographers, videographers, news reporters, broadcast personnel and any individual representing the video, audio, electronic or print media. Media representatives must be able to produce satisfactory proof, such as a photo-identification card, to demonstrate the individual is a bona fide media representat
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