Although not necessarily illegal to be in possession of the following items, they shall be deemed to be restricted or contraband for all courthouses within Los Angeles County. These items shall be banned from passing through weapons screening and into any Los Angeles County Court.
The following items were identified as contraband due to the inherent risk of either being used as a weapon or being easily modified into a weapon. Additionally, some of these items are routinely used for vandalism. Therefore, for the overall safety of those conducting business within the courthouses of Los Angeles County these item are restricted:
- Aerosol Sprays *
- Alcohol
- Ammunition
- Animals (escept service animals), Insects and Reptiles
- Bats
- Belt Buckles (that can be used as weapons)
- Belt Buckles (resembling actual firearms)
- Bicycles or Bicycle Parts
- Bicycle Pumps
- Bobby Pins
- Bottle Openers
- Box Cutters
- Ceramic mugs, bowls, plates *
- Chains, (> than 4" in length excluding Jewelry)
- Cigarette lighters, gas lighters, matches, any device that emits flame
- Cigar Cutter
- Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW)
- Curling Irons
- Firearms (of any type including replica firearms)
- Flammable Sprays
- Flashlights (> than 3” in length)
- Glass Containers (> than 3" x 1' x 1" in dimension)
- Graffiti Tools
- Handcuffs or Handcuff Keys
- Items with sharp edges or points
- Knives (any size)
- Knitting Needles
- Kubatons
- Large Carabineers (> than 3" in length)
- Laser Pointers *
- Leatherman Tools
- Lighter Fluid
- Locks
- Mace
- Manicure Sets *
- Markers *
- Martial Arts Equipment (of any kind)
- Metal Belts
- Metal Hair Picks
- Metal Silverware (knives, forks, spoons)*
- Metal Nail Files
- Metal Stress Balls
- Metal, Composite, or Wooden Knuckles
- Nail Cutters
- Narcotics (Including Marijuana)
- Padlocks
- Pepper Spray
- Rat Tail Combs
- Razors
- Razor Blades
- Rollerblades
- Rope (> than 6" in length)
- Safety Pins (> than 2" in length)
- Scissors
- Skateboards Screwdrivers
- Sporting Equipment
- Spray Paints
- Studded Belts
- Stun Guns
- Swords / Cane Swords
- Tape Measures
- Throwing Stars
- Tools (of any kind > than 3" in length)
Or any item that can be deemed as a weapon by the Court Branch Supervisor.
* Indicates that these items may be allowed by the local Court Administrator.
(Note: A standardized list of restricted or contraband items can be found on CSDNet “Forms” under the title: “Restricted Items List”).