Opinion
October 2, 2005.
Under the authority vested in this Court to provide by rule for the procedure employed in all courts of this state and this Court's inherent authority to supervise the administration of all courts of this state, Rule 30 of the Indiana Rules of Appellate Procedure is amended to read as follows (deletions shown bystriking and new text shown by underlining):
Rule 30. Preparation of Transcript in Electronic Format Only
A. Preparation of Electronic Transcript. In lieu of or in addition to a paper Transcript as set forth in Rule 28, with the approval of the trial court, all parties on appeal, and the Court on Appeal, the court reporter may submit an electronically formatted Transcript in accordance with the following:
(1) Approval by Court on Appeal. At the time the Notice of Appeal is filed with the trial court clerk, all parties to the appeal may jointly move the Court on Appeal to accept an electronically formatted Transcript. The motion must acknowledge the willingness of the trial court to provide a Transcript in an electronic format consistent with these rules.
(2) Transcription of Evidence. Consistent with the standards set forth in this rule, the court reporter shall transcribe the evidence on an electronically formatted medium (such as disk, CD-ROM, or zip drive) thereby creating an electronic Transcript. The electronic Transcript shall be paginated and the lines sequentially numbered. Marginal notations are not required, but the electronic Transcript shall designate the point at which exhibits, by exhibit number, are considered at trial.
(3) Technical Standards. Standards for CD-ROM and disk size, formatting, transmission and word processing software shall be determined by the Division of State Court Administration. The Division of State Court Administration shall publish the established standards and distribute copies of such rules to all trial court clerks and Administrative Agencies. See, Appendix. Standards for Preparation of Electronic Transcripts Pursuant to Appellate Rule 30.
(4) Exhibits. Rule 29 shall govern the submission of exhibits. Exhibits governed by Rule 29(A) shall be arranged in numerical order, indexed and included in a separate bound volume. See Rule 28(A)(6).
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This amendments shall take effect immediately.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward a copy of this order to the clerk of each circuit court in the state of Indiana; Attorney General of Indiana; Legislative Services Agency and its Office of Code Revision; Administrator, Indiana Supreme Court; Administrator, Indiana Court of Appeals; Administrator, Indiana Tax Court; Public Defender of Indiana; Prosecuting Attorney's Council; Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission; Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Continuing Legal Education; Indiana Board of Law Examiners; Indiana Judicial Center; Division of State Court Administration; Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program; the Indiana Bar Foundation, 230 E. Ohio Street, 2nd Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204, the libraries of all law schools in this state; the Michie Company; and the West Group.
The West Group is directed to publish this Order in the advance sheets of this Court.
The Clerks of the Circuit Courts are directed to bring this Order to the attention of all judges within their respective counties and to post this Order for examination by the Bar and general public.
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this _______ day October, 2005.