"Each trial court should designate a specified peace officer as court security officer to be responsible to the court for all matters relating to its security, including security of courtrooms, building and grounds. The peace officer designated as court security officer should be the Sheriff, except where local conditions dictate otherwise, another peace officer may be so designated. The court security officer should be in operational command of all peace officers while acting in that capacity and should be responsible for the adequacy of security equipment, for the competence training and assignment of security forces and for the effective execution of the Court Security Plan/ (B.E.C.)." (California Rules of Court-Appendix 7(a))
The Court Services Division shall perform the legal responsibilities assigned to the Sheriff of this County as the Court Security Officer.
Refer to CSDM, 1-05/000.05 Court Security Plans / (B.E.C.).