Rule 11.3 - Witnesses, Parties, and Spectators, Including Representatives of the News MediaThe following restrictions apply to use of recording devices by witnesses, by parties, and by spectators, including representatives of the news media.
(a) Witnesses: Witnesses shall turn the power off to any recording device while present in a courtroom, and may use a device while testifying only with permission of the judge. Witnesses shall not record proceedings.(b) Parties and spectators: Parties and spectators may use recording devices to record proceedings only as specifically authorized by the court pursuant to this rule. All parties and spectators shall turn the power off to any recording device while present in a courtroom, unless the judge allows orally or in writing the use of recording devices in the courtroom for purposes other than recording sounds and images, which the judge may freely do when he or she believes such use would not be disruptive or distracting and is not otherwise contrary to the administration of justice. When such use is allowed, recording devices must be silenced and may not be used to make or receive telephone calls or for other audible functions without express permission from the judge.Ga. Unif. Mun. Ct. R. 11.3