Rule 380. Reporter; Stenographic Report or Transcript as Evidence

(a) A record of the proceedings and evidence at trials in the county court shall be maintained by electronic devices except as such record may be unnecessary in certain proceedings pursuant to specific provisions of law.

(b) Whenever the testimony of a witness at a trial or hearing which was recorded by electronic devices or by stenographic means is admissible in evidence at a later trial, it may be proved by the transcript thereof duly certified by the person who reported or transcribed the testimony, or by the judge.

(c) Reporter's Notes, Electronic or Mechanical Recording; Custody, Use, Ownership, Retention. All electronic or mechanical recordings shall be the property of the state. The recordings shall be retained by the court for no less than six months after the creation of the recordings, or such other period as may be prescribed by supreme court directive or by instructions in the manual entitled, Colorado Judicial Department Record Retention Manual. During the period of retention, recordings shall be made available to the person the court may designate. During the trial or the taking of other matters on the record, the recordings shall be considered the property of the state, even though in the custody of the reporter, judge, or clerk.

Committee Notes

Source: Entire rule amended June 9, 1988, effective January 1, 1989; (c) amended