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§ 27.1301   Findings.
   The Board of Supervisors finds and determines:
   (a)    The San Bernardino County Sheriff is charged with providing security at the courthouses located within the County of San Bernardino;
   (b)    In order to detect weapons and other illegal devices, metal detection equipment and/or other resources have been placed at County courthouses by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and the Courts;
   (c)    On numerous occasions individuals have attempted to enter County courthouses with weapons and other illegal devices, have attempted to bypass security screening equipment and other perimeter security resources, or have otherwise refused to stop and submit to a search by security personnel;
   (d)    Persons who attempt to circumvent courthouse metal detectors or perimeter security pose a heightened risk of entering the courthouse with weapons and other illegal devices, thereby placing court personnel and the public in danger of violent activity;
   (e)    The County Board of Supervisors desires to create criminal penalties for those who circumvent or attempt to circumvent courthouse security measures.