Court Security Officer [CSO] Law and Legal Definition
A court security officer refers to a contracted former law enforcement officers receiving limited deputations as armed special deputy marshals. S/he plays a vital role in courthouse security. Functions of a court security officer include using security screening systems, detecting and intercepting weapons and other prohibited items that individuals attempt to bring into federal courthouses.
Qualifications for a CSO include:
a. the U.S. citizenship, 21 years of age, and fluency in English language;
b. graduate of a certified Federal, state, county or local law enforcement academy and have at least three years of law enforcement experience with general arrest authority;
c. successful passing of a background investigation and subsequent reinvestigations, as determined by the Federal government; and
d. successful completion of an approved firearms course with a U.S. Government.
Legal Definition list
- Court Security Officer [CSO]
- Court Rules
- Court Restructuring
- Court Required Report (Guardianship)
- Court Representative (Guardianship)
- Court Supervision
- Court Training and Improvements Program [Department of Justice]
- Court Visitor (Guardianship)
- Court-Annexed Arbitration
- Court-Based and Court-Related Personnel
- Court-Designated Worker [Juvenile Law]
Related Legal Terms
- Abandoned Security Property [Agriculture]
- Access Control List [National Security]
- Access Control Mechanism [National Security]
- Accessible Space [National Security]
- Adjudicative Officer [Education]
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
- Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO)
- Administrative Officer
- Admiralty Court/Maritime Court
- Adult Court Transfer
