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PGT (cid:127) USRULES

SUPREME COURT BUILDING REGULATIONS

1203

September 23, 1994
NOTICE
Pursuant to the authority and responsibility of the Mar-
shal of the Supreme Court of the United States as set out in
40 U. S. C. § 13l, and with the approval of the Chief Justice
of the United States, the following Regulation, entitled Reg-
ulation Three, is hereby prescribed. The Regulation and
copies of this notice shall be posted in the Supreme Court
building and made available for public inspection.

REGULATION THREE

(A) Except as authorized by the Marshal, it shall be un-
lawful for any person, within the Supreme Court building or
upon the Supreme Court grounds, to carry or have readily
available to the person, any:

(1) “ﬁrearm, ” as that term is deﬁned in Title 18

U. S. C. § 921(3);

(2) “explosive or incendiary device,” as those terms
are deﬁned by 18 U. S. C. § 844( j) and 18 U. S. C.
§ 232(5); or

(3) “dangerous weapon,” as that term is deﬁned in
40 U. S. C. § 193m(3), or District of Columbia Code
§§ 9–128(3) and 22–3214.

(B) Ofﬁcers of the Supreme Court Police shall also have
the authority to deny entry to, or to expel from, the Supreme
Court building or grounds any person who is carrying or has
readily available any object, article, or other item which may
pose a danger to Court property or the safety of the Justices,
Court employees, guests, or the general public.

(C) This Regulation is promulgated pursuant to 40 U. S. C.
§§ 13n and 13l, and any person failing to comply with this
Regulation shall be prosecuted under 40 U. S. C. § 13m.