Reporting

(1) Repealed. (April 22, 2019) (2) A verbatim record of all proceedings in the circuit court shall be made, except for the following: (a) A proceeding before a court commissioner that may be reviewed de novo; (b) Settlement conferences, pretrial conferences, and matters related to scheduling; (c) In a criminal proceeding, a matter preceding the filing of a criminal complaint. (d) If accompanied with a certified transcript, videotape depositions offered as evidence during any hearing or other court proceeding. (e) Audio and audiovisual recordings of any type, if not submitted under par. (d), that are played during the proceeding, marked as an exhibit, and offered into evidence. If only part of the recording is played in court, the part played shall be precisely identified in the record. The court may direct a party or the court reporter to prepare the transcript of a recording submitted under this paragraph. (3) The director of state courts shall develop policies for the use of alternative means of making a verbatim record. The verbatim record may be made by stenographic reporting, voice reporting, monitored digital audio recording, or other means approved by the director of state courts.