Md. Rule 16-606 (2026)

(a) Where Possession of Equipment Prohibited or Limited. Possession of an “electronic device,” including equipment used for extended coverage, in a “court facility,” as those terms are defined in Rule 16-208, is governed by that Rule.

(b) Where Extended Coverage Prohibited.

(1) Extended coverage in a court facility, as defined in Rule 16-208, is limited to proceedings in the courtroom in the presence of the presiding judge.

(2) Outside a courtroom but within a court facility, as defined in Rule 16-208, extended coverage is prohibited:

(A) of persons present for a judicial or grand jury proceeding; and

(B) where the extended coverage is so close to a judicial or grand jury proceeding as likely (i) to identify persons present for the proceeding or (ii) to interfere with the proceeding or its dignity or decorum.

Source: This is Rule is derived from former Rule 16-109 (2016).

Credits

[Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. July 1, 2016.]