Massachusetts Trial Court Restrictions On The Possession Of Cellular Telephones And Personal Electronic Devices

Policy

Personal electronic devices are defined as laptop or notebook computers, computer tablets, smartphones, Bluetooth and other similar devices.

The following Trial Court facilities have banned the public’s use of cellular telephones and PEDs:

• Attleboro District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Bristol County Superior Court-Fall River 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Boston Municipal Court – Brighton Division
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Boston Municipal Court-Dorchester Division
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Boston Municipal Court-East Boston Division
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Boston Municipal Court-Roxbury Division
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Boston Municipal Court-South Boston Division
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Boston Municipal Court- West Roxbury Division
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Bristol County Juvenile Court-Fall River 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Bristol County Juvenile Court-New Bedford 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys, Jurors and Social Workers)
• Bristol Probate and Family Court-Fall River 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Brockton District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Chelsea District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Chicopee District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Concord District Court 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Clinton District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Dudley District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• East Brookfield District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Essex County Juvenile Court – Lawrence
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Essex County Juvenile Court – Salem
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Essex Probate and Family Court – Lawrence
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Essex Superior Court – Lawrence
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Essex Superior Court – Newburyport
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Essex Superior Court – Salem
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Fall River District Court 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Falmouth District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Fitchburg District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Framingham District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Haverhill District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Holyoke District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Lawrence District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Lowell District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Lynn District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Lynn Juvenile Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Malden District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Marlborough District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Milford District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Natick District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• New Bedford District Court 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys, Jurors and Social Workers)
• Newburyport District Court 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Northeast Housing Court – Lawrence
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Northeast Housing Court – Salem
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Peabody District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Salem District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Somerville District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Southeast Housing Court-Fall River 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Stoughton District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Uxbridge District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Waltham District Court 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Westborough District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Worcester District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Worcester Housing Court – Worcester
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Worcester County Juvenile Court – Worcester
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Worcester Probate and Family Court 
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Worcester Superior Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)
• Wrentham District Court
  (Exceptions: Employees, Police, Attorneys and Jurors)