pending together with the cost of

the steno- graphic, video or other electronic record. The cost of participation in a remote electronic means deposition from any other location shall be paid by the party or parties participating from such other location. (h) Notwithstanding this section, a deposition may be attended by any party by remote electronic means even if the party noticing the deposition does not elect to use remote electronic means if (1) a party desiring to attend by remote electronic means provides written notice of such intention to all parties in either the notice of deposition or a notice served in the same manner as a notice of deposition and (2) if the party electing to partici- pate by remote electronic means is not the party noticing the deposition, such party pays all costs associated with implementing such remote elec- tronic participation by that party. (i) Nothing contained in any provision providing for the use of remote electronic means deposi- tions shall prohibit any party from securing a rep- resentative to be present at the location where the deponent is located to report on the record any events which occur in that location which might not otherwise be transmitted and/or recorded by the electronic means utilized. (j) The party on whose behalf a deposition is taken shall bear the cost of the original transcript, and any permanent electronic record including audio or video recording. Any party or the depo- nent may obtain a copy of the deposition transcript and permanent electronic record including audio or video recording at its own expense. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 247.) (Amended June 26, 2000, to take effect Jan. 1, 2001; amended June 30, 2003, to take effect Jan. 1, 2004; amended June 21, 2004, to take effect Jan. 1, 2005; amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009; amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012; amended June 9, 2023, to take effect Jan. 1, 2024; amended June 14, 2024, to take effect Jan. 1, 2025.) TECHNICAL CHANGE: A technical change was made to subsection (d) of this section to update the reference to Section 13-31 (d) (4). In addition, technical changes were made in subsection (j) to update the terminology to align with current technology and practice.