Six Things To Remember When Attending Court

Behaving in court

You’ve read about our court system. How should you behave when you’re attending a court trial?

Keep these pointers in mind when you’re about to attend a trial.

1. Dress yourself in a decent and appropriate manner.

Don’t wear:

sleeveless shirt

shorts

mini skirts (above knee-length)

jeans

slippers

sunglasses or dark glasses

leather jacket

inappropriate t-shirts

2. Remove caps, helmet or headgear before entering the courtroom

Only Muslim headscarves or Sikh turbans are allowed

3. Turn off your mobile phone or other electronic device

You don’t really want to know what will happen if your phone rings in the middle of a trial!

4. NO weapons are allowed in the court.

You must be insane to even think of doing that in the first place.

5. Pay attention during court proceedings.

Don’t:

smoke, eat or drink

sleep

tease each other or laugh

take photographs, tape recordings

read newspapers or magazines

while the court is in session.

In other words, be SILENT and pay ATTENTION

6. Be punctual!

Be in the courtroom before each session of the court.

Bow to the judge when you enter or leave the courtroom to show respect.

Enter or leave at the appropriate time to avoid disturbance.

NEVER show disrespect to the court or you’ll risk being found in contempt of court.

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