Tour groups are welcome during the year and are often present during oral arguments. They are required to pass through the scanner. Although our officers do not provide tours, security is maintained during their presence in the facility both for the building and to ensure privacy for court employees. Tours included government officials from Mexico, five judges from Romania, the Ms. Senior Nevada Pageant group, senior citizens from out of state, and school groups from throughout Nevada. In addition, Boys State and Girls State groups use the court room for mock senate sessions and presentations for a period of several days each year.
Entrance is gained by key card.
Five hundred and nine key cards are currently issued with an additional 30 temporary day cards are maintained by the Supreme Court detail. Video monitoring and taping are provided by Capitol Police staff, year around, with 50 cameras employed inside and outside the building. In 1994, with impetus provided by rapid growth in the state population, a Las Vegas branch of the Capitol Police was established and based in the Grant Sawyer building. One sergeant and eight officers are deployed to ensure the safety of state employees in their work environment and non-employees who enter the building during business hours. This has been accomplished by the implementation of security systems and by establishing close contact with the 540 employees of the 23 state agencies housed there.