Court Reporters; Filing of Notes

SPRC 3 COURT REPORTERS; FILING OF NOTES (a) At the commencement of a capital case, the trial court will designate one or more court reporters for that case. To the extent practical, only designated reporters will report all hearings. (b) As soon as possible after each hearing, the court reporter’s notes, including electronic and nonelectronic stenographic notes of the hearing, will be submitted to the county clerk’s office. (c) Court reporter’s notes of the hearing shall be indexed and stored by the county clerk’s office. (d) Court reporter’s notes of the hearing shall not be provided to anyone except the court reporter who produced the notes, unless a court order provides otherwise. (e) A court reporter may withdraw the court reporter’s notes of a hearing as required for transcription. The court reporter’s notes shall be returned to the county clerk’s office at the same time the transcript is filed with an appellate court. [Adopted effective December 30, 1997; Amended effective September 1, 2015.]