SLR 17-3.182: Personal communication devices in courtrooms during proceedings

Unless permitted by the judge presiding over the proceeding, personal communication devices (any electronic equipment capable of communicating with others outside a courtroom by transmission of sound or images, including, but not limited to cell phones, 17th Judicial District, Lincoln County Circuit Court Supplementary Local Rules for 2026 - Page 8 but excluding laptops) shall not be used while at counsel table. Except as expressly provided in UTCR 3.180, such devices if turned on, shall not be used to record, receive or transmit video images, pictures, or audio at any time while inside a courtroom, court office or the hallways outside and leading to a courtroom or court office.