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PGT (cid:127) USRULES

SUPREME COURT BUILDING REGULATIONS

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REGULATION FIVE
April 24, 2000
This Regulation is issued under authority of 40 U. S. C.
§ 13l to protect the Supreme Court building, grounds, and
persons and property therein, and to maintain suitable
order and decorum within the Supreme Court building and
grounds. The Regulation enforces provisions of 40 U. S. C.
§ 13j. Any person who fails to comply with this Regulation
may be subject to a ﬁne and/or imprisonment pursuant to 40
U. S. C. § 13m.

No person shall, on the Supreme Court grounds, create
any noise disturbance. For purposes of this Regulation, a
noise disturbance is any sound that (1) falls within the
deﬁnition of “noise disturbance” set forth in 20 D. C. M. R.
20–27–2799; or (2) disturbs or tends to disturb the order
and decorum of the Supreme Court or any activities author-
ized by the Court in the Supreme Court building or on the
Supreme Court grounds.