(a) Each district child support office must provide the administrative law judge (ALJ) with a hearing room designated for the exclusive use by the ALJ on hearing days.  The use of the hearing room must not be preempted for any purpose on hearing days.  The room provided must be large enough to accommodate the ALJ and required computer equipment as well as a minimum of six additional people during the hearing.

(b) No person shall carry a firearm or other weapon into the hearing room, except for law enforcement officers or security personnel in their official capacity for the purpose of providing security in the hearing room or law enforcement officers having a prisoner in custody.

(c) Other than those items belonging to the ALJ, briefcases, boxes, bags, purses, and any and all containers of any type are not permitted in the hearing room without permission of the ALJ.  The owners of those items are solely responsible for providing for the safekeeping of the items during the hearing.