A. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, verified members of the news media are permitted to have and to use video and audio recording equipment in the courtroom. Photography is also permitted. This Rule and the subsequent Rules in this section are subject to the sole discretion of the presiding trial judge.

B. At all times when in the courtroom and on or about the courthouse premises, the news media arc to use all efforts to avoid disruption of the court proceedings.

C. No video lighting or flash photography is permitted in the courtroom. No video or photography is ever permitted of the jury, any witness, party or victim who is under the age of eighteen (18), nor of any witness or victim who alleges to be the victim of sexual abuse or sexual assault.

D. No live feed reporting is ever permitted from either the courtroom or the corridor outside the courtroom. No live reporting, posting, or tweeting is permitted from the courtroom or its corridor by any person, media, or otherwise, on any news outlet or social media outlet.