§ 13-21. Weapons not allowed in municipal courtroom and adjacent facilities.

Firearms or other weapons, including, without limitation, any knife, razor, razor blade, ice pick or similar device having a sharp point, bat, baton, stun or tazer gun, any device capable of discharging harmful projectiles, pepper spray, and all similar items, shall not be worn or brought into the courtrooms of the municipal court or into the buildings in which they are located, except with the specific authorization of the court or the chief of police.

The following persons or groups are exempted from this prohibition:

(1)

Law enforcement officers employed by the State of Georgia;

(2)

Local law enforcement officers employed by the City of Cartersville and Bartow County, including sheriff's deputies;

(3)

District attorneys, assistant district attorneys, and the Attorney General of the State of Georgia;

(4)

Law enforcement officers of the United States of America, including federal probation officers who are authorized by law or by federal court to wear or carry firearms;

(5)

Any person appointed by the municipal court judge as a bailiff, provided such person is licensed to carry firearms or otherwise permitted to carry a firearm under state law;

(6)

Any person otherwise authorized by law to carry firearms or weapons within a Superior Courtroom of the State of Georgia.

Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-6 of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances.

(Ord. No. 34-12, § 3, 8-2-12)