A. Each court may use certified court security officers to ensure the safety of judicial branch employees and facilities. A certified court security officer must be an employee of the judicial branch. The supreme court shall certify court security officers.

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B. A certified court security officer, in the performance of the officer’s duties, may do all of the following:

1. With reasonable cause, detain a person on the premises for a reasonable time to contact a law enforcement officer and maintain the safety and well-being of a person who is in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.

2. Refuse to allow a weapon or unlawful material in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.

3. Respond to threats to and emergencies involving a judicial branch employee in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.

4. Receive information from a law enforcement agency regarding threats to a judicial branch facility or judicial branch grounds or to a judicial branch employee.

C. A certified court security officer is not eligible for enrollment in the retirement plans established by Title 38, Chapter 5, Article 4, 4.1, 4.2 or 6 due solely to employment as a certified court security officer.