court in the confidential file. The redacted transcript may be viewed on the

public access terminal within a courthouse. Anyone viewing a transcript at the public access terminal within a courthouse shall not copy, photograph, or save any transcript to any external device. Pro se parties and appellate counsel may obtain a copy of district court transcripts by paying the required fee specified by U.R.D.C. 908(IV)(c) to the court reporter. The unredacted transcript shall also be available for transmission to the appellate court. (5) For all civil transcripts and for all criminal trial transcripts when the case is appealed, court reporters of the district courts and chancery court are required to provide either a key-word index or a PDF electronic file for all parties to assist in redaction efforts. Upon request, court reporters of the district courts shall provide either a key-word index or a PDF electronic file for other criminal transcripts. (6) In criminal cases, the prosecutor shall notify the court reporter of any information subject to redaction when that information becomes available. Counsel and the parties have a continuing obligation to inform the court reporter of information subject to redaction throughout the pendency of the case. (7) Court reporters shall redact information using the black-out method or other method that retains the same line and page numbers as the unre- dacted transcript. (8) In criminal cases, the prosecutor shall be responsible for ensuring redactions are requested for all mandatory transcripts. History: Adopted December 7, 2023, effective Febru- ary 5, 2024; Amended August 5, 2025, effective November 1, 2025; Amended November 18, 2025, effective January 19, 2026.