Opinion No. (1999)

Dear Judge Norman,

¶ 0 This office has received a request for an Attorney General Opinion in which you asked, in effect, the following question:

Is there a legal basis for a court to require a sheriff toprovide security for the district courts held in that county?

¶ 1 Your inquiry addresses whether a county sheriff must provide security for the county courthouse facilities, specifically the offices of the district court. Security, for purposes of this Opinion, shall mean the maintaining of order or preservation of the peace in the courtroom. We shall examine the relevant provisions of the…