2001 - Saginaw County

Board of Commissioners June 26, 2001
I further certify that notice of the meeting was given
pursuant to and in compliance with Act No. 267, Michigan Public
Acts of 1976, as amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official signature
this 26th day of June, 2001.
Susan Kaltenbach, County Clerk [SEAL]
JUDICIAL NOTICE
In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of
violence directed against courts and governmental agencies.
Incidents of violence have occurred in court facilities throughout
Michigan and the United States involving various sized jurisdictions.
The threat of violent acts has given rise to an urgent need
to implement protective measures to secure the court facilities in
Saginaw County and protect the vital governmental interest of
providing justice.
Therefore, in accordance with the Michigan Supreme Court's
Administrative Orders 1998-5 and specifically 2001-1 and in
compliance with Saginaw County Board of Commissioners Resolution C
adopted on June 26, 2001, the 10th Judicial Circuit, the 70th
District Court and the Saginaw County Probate Court hereby execute
the following Order:
ORDER TO PROHIBIT WEAPONS AND CONDUCT SEARCHES
At a session of said Court held in Saginaw, Michigan
on the 2nd day of July, 2001
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no weapons are allowed in the
Saginaw County Courthouse and the Juvenile Center located on
Hospital Road, except for law enforcement officers on duty in the
courthouse;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all persons, unless specifically
excepted, and all of their parcels and possessions entering either
the Saginaw County Courthouse or the Juvenile Center located on
Hospital Road are subject to being searched by Sheriffs Deputies
for the purpose of keeping weapons, explosives and other
restricted items from entering at any time while in the facility.
Deputies shall have the authority to frisk or search individuals
for weapons at random;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the degree of intrusiveness and
length of the search shall be limited and no more intrusive than
necessary to protect against the dangers presented by restricted
items. The degree and length of the search shall be based upon
articulable, reasonable suspicions that the person or object being
searched may reveal a weapon or restricted item;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that signs shall be posted outside the
buildings announcing that "All weapons are prohibited from this
facility. All persons and their parcels entering the building and
courtrooms are subject to a search for weapons and restricted
items as a condition of entry;"
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Deputies shall confiscate any
weapon found during a search. Any person found to possess a weapon
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