https://courthouseaccess.com/ County courthouse cell phone policies, phone lockers, and jury duty parking validation across 399 U.S. counties. en-us Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/courthouse-cell-phone-ban-uber-trap/https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/courthouse-cell-phone-ban-uber-trap/If you take an Uber or bus to court in 78 U.S. counties, Sheriff deputies will reject you at the door for having a cell phone—and there are no lockers on site.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/jury-duty-parking-validation-guide/https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/jury-duty-parking-validation-guide/99% of U.S. county courthouses provide free validated parking for summoned jurors, while 3 major downtown courts charge up to $45/day.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/courthouse-cell-phone-policy-by-state/https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/courthouse-cell-phone-policy-by-state/Compare courthouse cell phone bans and locker availability across 44 states. Why Michigan and California mandate phone access while Illinois and Virginia ban them.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/courthouse-dress-code-and-security-screening/https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/courthouse-dress-code-and-security-screening/Can you wear jeans, shorts, or flip-flops to court or jury duty? Plus prohibited pocket items at courthouse metal detectors and peak morning wait times.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/courthouse-access-report-2026/https://courthouseaccess.com/guides/courthouse-access-report-2026/National dataset study of 399 U.S. county courthouses: 27% ban public cell phones, 78 have no lockers, and 99% validate juror parking.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/alabama/https://courthouseaccess.com/alabama/Most Alabama county circuit courthouses prohibit public cell phones unless authorized by the presiding judge; summoned jurors are generally permitted phones inside the jury assembly room.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/arizona/https://courthouseaccess.com/arizona/Arizona Superior Court facilities allow visitors and jurors to bring cell phones inside on silent mode under Supreme Court Rule 122, with strict prohibitions on unauthorized recording.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/arkansas/https://courthouseaccess.com/arkansas/Arkansas circuit courthouses vary by county sheriff directive; several major courthouses restrict general public phones while exempting jurors and officers of the court.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/california/https://courthouseaccess.com/california/California Superior Courts allow cell phones and laptops past security checkpoints across all 58 counties, but California Rule of Court 1.150 strictly forbids photographing or recording anywhere inside a courthouse without written judicial permission.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/colorado/https://courthouseaccess.com/colorado/Colorado Judicial Branch district and county courts permit visitors and jurors to carry silenced cell phones through security, subject to strict courtroom confiscation if used without permission.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/connecticut/https://courthouseaccess.com/connecticut/Connecticut Judicial Branch Superior Courthouses allow cell phones with Judicial Marshal inspection; select high-security criminal G.A. courthouses restrict camera phones or provide marshal check-in.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/delaware/https://courthouseaccess.com/delaware/Delaware State Courthouses (Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, Kent, and Sussex) historically prohibit public cell phones past Capitol Police checkpoints except for attorneys and badged jurors, with limited vestibule lockers.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/district-of-columbia/https://courthouseaccess.com/district-of-columbia/DC Superior Court (Moultrie Courthouse) permits cell phones and laptops for jurors and the public, subject to complete ban on photography or recording inside the building.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/florida/https://courthouseaccess.com/florida/Florida Circuit and County Courthouses allow visitors and jurors to carry cell phones past security checkpoints on silent mode, with strict contempt penalties for unauthorized courtroom recording.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/georgia/https://courthouseaccess.com/georgia/Georgia county courthouses are heavily divided: while Fulton and DeKalb permit silenced phones, many suburban and regional Georgia counties (such as Clayton, Hall, Bibb, and Chatham annexes) strictly ban general public phones with no lockers at the door.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/hawaii/https://courthouseaccess.com/hawaii/Hawaii State Judiciary circuit courthouses allow cell phones inside the building on silent mode, requiring devices to be powered off inside courtrooms.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/idaho/https://courthouseaccess.com/idaho/Idaho county courthouses permit cell phones on silent mode under Idaho Court Administrative Rule 49.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/illinois/https://courthouseaccess.com/illinois/Illinois has some of the strictest courthouse cell phone bans in the United States (48 of 102 counties ban general public phones). In Cook County suburban districts, DuPage County, Will County, and Winnebago County, non-juror visitors arriving by Uber or bus without a car are turned away if no lockers exist.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/indiana/https://courthouseaccess.com/indiana/Many Indiana county courthouses (including Lake, Allen, St. Joseph, and Vanderburgh) enforce strict cell phone bans at Sheriff security checkpoints with no public storage lockers, though Marion County (Indianapolis Community Justice Campus) allows silenced phones.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/iowa/https://courthouseaccess.com/iowa/Iowa District Courthouses generally allow cell phones in hallways and jury lounges, requiring them to be turned off inside courtrooms.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/kansas/https://courthouseaccess.com/kansas/Kansas District Courts (including Johnson and Sedgwick Counties) allow cell phones on silent mode; Wyandotte County (Kansas City) enforces stricter screening rules.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/kentucky/https://courthouseaccess.com/kentucky/Kentucky Court of Justice Judicial Centers generally allow silenced cell phones past Office of Statewide Security checkpoints.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/louisiana/https://courthouseaccess.com/louisiana/Several major Louisiana Parish courthouses (including Orleans Criminal District Court, Jefferson Parish, and Caddo Parish) prohibit or strictly restrict public cell phones with no on-site lockers.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/maine/https://courthouseaccess.com/maine/Maine Judicial Branch courthouses allow visitors and jurors to bring silenced cell phones inside under Administrative Order JB-05-15.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/maryland/https://courthouseaccess.com/maryland/Under Maryland Rule 16-208, cell phones are permitted in Maryland Circuit and District Courthouses unless a local administrative judge restricts a high-security facility (such as Baltimore City Mitchell Courthouse annexes), where phone rules and lockers apply.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/massachusetts/https://courthouseaccess.com/massachusetts/Massachusetts Trial Court updated its Trial Court Policy on Possession & Use of Cameras and Personal Electronic Devices to allow cell phones in almost all courthouses, though select high-security courts enforce courtroom pouches or check-in.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/michigan/https://courthouseaccess.com/michigan/Following the Michigan Supreme Court amendment to MCR 8.115 (effective May 2020), all Michigan county courthouses must allow the public and jurors to bring portable electronic devices into the courthouse, prohibiting only unauthorized photography/recording.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/minnesota/https://courthouseaccess.com/minnesota/Minnesota Judicial Branch District Courts allow visitors and jurors to carry silenced cell phones inside government centers and courthouses.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/mississippi/https://courthouseaccess.com/mississippi/Most Mississippi county circuit and chancery courthouses prohibit general public cell phones past the Sheriff security checkpoint, with no public storage lockers at the entrance.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/missouri/https://courthouseaccess.com/missouri/Missouri Circuit Courts vary by circuit: St. Louis County (Clayton) and Jackson County (Kansas City) allow silenced phones, while St. Louis City (Carnahan Courthouse) and several suburban circuits enforce strict rules on camera phones.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/nebraska/https://courthouseaccess.com/nebraska/Nebraska major courthouses (including the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center and Lancaster County Hall of Justice) strictly regulate or ban cell phones inside courtrooms and security zones.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/nevada/https://courthouseaccess.com/nevada/Nevada District Courts (Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas and Washoe County in Reno) allow visitors and jurors to carry silenced cell phones through security.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/new-hampshire/https://courthouseaccess.com/new-hampshire/New Hampshire Superior and Circuit Courthouses allow cell phones on silent mode.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/new-jersey/https://courthouseaccess.com/new-jersey/New Jersey Superior Court Vicinages allow visitors, litigants, and jurors to bring cell phones into the courthouse under NJ Supreme Court Directive, provided phones remain silent in courtrooms.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/new-mexico/https://courthouseaccess.com/new-mexico/Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court and Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque enforce strict cell phone check-in / restrictions at security, providing lobby storage or juror exemptions.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/new-york/https://courthouseaccess.com/new-york/New York Unified Court System (OCA) permits visitors and jurors to bring cell phones and laptops into Supreme, County, and Family Courthouses statewide, subject to Court Officer x-ray screening and strict courtroom silence.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/north-carolina/https://courthouseaccess.com/north-carolina/North Carolina County Courthouses vary by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge order: Wake (Raleigh) and Mecklenburg (Charlotte) allow silenced phones, while several counties ban phones inside traffic/criminal courtrooms or at the door.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/ohio/https://courthouseaccess.com/ohio/Ohio County Common Pleas Courthouses differ by county: Franklin (Columbus), Cuyahoga (Cleveland), and Hamilton (Cincinnati) permit silenced phones, whereas Lucas County (Toledo) and Mahoning County (Youngstown) enforce stricter restrictions or lobby lockers.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/oklahoma/https://courthouseaccess.com/oklahoma/Oklahoma County (OKC) and Tulsa County District Courthouses allow cell phones on silent mode through Sheriff security checkpoints.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/oregon/https://courthouseaccess.com/oregon/Oregon Circuit Courts (Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Lane, Marion) allow jurors and visitors to bring cell phones and laptops into the courthouse under Uniform Trial Court Rule 3.180.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/pennsylvania/https://courthouseaccess.com/pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas vary sharply by county: Philadelphia Stout Center and Dauphin/Lancaster/York enforce strict phone bans or mandatory Yondr pouches / lobby check-in for general visitors, while Allegheny (Pittsburgh) and Montgomery County allow silenced phones.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/rhode-island/https://courthouseaccess.com/rhode-island/Rhode Island Licht Judicial Complex and Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence allow cell phones on silent mode after Capitol Police screening.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/south-carolina/https://courthouseaccess.com/south-carolina/South Carolina County Courthouses strictly regulate cell phones: many circuit and family courthouses (including Charleston, Richland, Horry, and Spartanburg) ban general public cell phones at the Sheriff checkpoint with no lockers at the door, exempting only attorneys and summoned jurors.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/tennessee/https://courthouseaccess.com/tennessee/Tennessee county courthouses are split: Shelby County (Memphis 201 Poplar Criminal Justice Center) and several regional counties strictly ban public cell phones with no lockers inside the building, whereas Davidson County (Nashville Historic Courthouse) permits silenced phones.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/texas/https://courthouseaccess.com/texas/Texas major metro courthouses (Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis) allow visitors and jurors to carry silenced phones, but several suburban and regional Texas counties (or specific Municipal Traffic Courts) enforce strict phone bans in courtrooms and checkpoints.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/utah/https://courthouseaccess.com/utah/Utah State Courts (Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden) allow visitors and jurors to bring silenced cell phones inside under Utah Code of Judicial Administration Rule 4-401.02.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/virginia/https://courthouseaccess.com/virginia/Virginia has the highest concentration of county courthouse cell phone bans on the East Coast. Under Va. Code § 19.2-389 / local Circuit Court orders, counties like Prince William, Chesterfield, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Chesapeake ban general public phones; some provide free lobby lockers while others force visitors back to their cars.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/washington/https://courthouseaccess.com/washington/Washington Superior Courts (King, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, Clark) allow visitors and jurors to carry silenced cell phones and laptops into the courthouse.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://courthouseaccess.com/wisconsin/https://courthouseaccess.com/wisconsin/Wisconsin Circuit Courthouses (Milwaukee, Dane, Waukesha, Brown, Racine) allow visitors and jurors to bring silenced cell phones past security screening.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT