Tenn. R. Sup. Ct., 2

As amended through November 4, 2024
Section 2 - Record of Trial Court Proceedings
2.01.Use and Format of Electronic Recordings. The term "transcript" used in Rule 24, Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, shall include an official electronic recording of court proceedings recorded and maintained in accordance with this rule. "Electronic recording" shall include recordings to videotape, CD-ROM, DVD, or similiar electronic storage format.
2.02.Electronic Recordings - Official Record. In court proceedings where electronic recording equipment is available, the official record of court proceedings shall consist of two electronic recordings, recorded simultaneously, of the proceedings. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, one of the two electronic recordings, or a court-certified copy of a portion thereof, of the court proceeding being appealed shall be filed and certified by the clerk as part of the record on appeal. The second electronic recording shall be retained by the clerk of the trial court.
2.03. Method of Identification.
(a) Official Recording. For identification purposes, the clerk shall designate on each of the two electronic recordings:
(1) on the first line, the judicial district number, the name of the court, including the division in which the proceeding is being held, the sequential number of the recording (counting all recordings made in that court since the start of the current calendar year), either the letter "A" (for the recording being retained by the court) or the letter "B" (for the recording being filed as part of the record on appeal);
(2) on the second line, the caption and case file number of the proceeding recorded on the recording (for example: "Smith vs. Jones, No. 93-325") or the nature of the proceedings before the court if those proceedings pertain to more than one case (for example: criminal motions involving more than one defendant); and
(3) on the third line, the date on which the recording was recorded in the form: MM/DD/YY.
(b) Certified Copy of Partial Official Recording. If a court-certified copy of a portion of any recording is prepared for filing as a part of the record on appeal, the clerk shall designate on the partial recording:
(1) on the first line, the judicial district number, the name of the court, including the division in which the proceeding is being held, and the word "copy";
(2) on the second line, the caption of the case being appealed, the case file number, and the number of the source recording from which the copy was made; and
(3) on the third line, the date on which the source recording was recorded.
2.04. Duplicate Copies of Electronic Recordings.
(a) Simultaneous Duplicate Copies. A party to any court proceeding may order, in advance, a simultaneously made duplicate of the electronic recording being made of the proceeding. The cost of a simultaneous duplicate recording shall be $50.00 per disc (or other media format) and shall be payable to either the clerk of the court or the trial court administrator, as established by local rule, at the time the order is placed.
(b) Subsequent Duplicate Copies. A party to any court proceeding may order, subsequent to the time of a proceeding was recorded, a duplicate copy of the electronic recording for use in preparing an appeal or in preparing for subsequent proceedings. Upon any order for a subsequent duplicate recording, the court shall arrange for the recording of the duplicate(s). The cost of a subsequently ordered duplicate recording shall be $100.00 per disc (or other media format) and shall be payable to either the clerk of the court or the trial court administrator, as established by local rule, at the time the order is placed.
(c) Copies for Indigent Parties. In cases involving a party declared to be indigent by the court, the Administrative Office of the Courts, upon request by the trial court, will furnish the trial court with the blank electronic media needed for making any duplicate copy ordered by the indigent party, and no fee will be assessed by the trial court to the indigent party or to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(d) Use of Duplication Fees. Revenue derived from the sale of duplicate copies of recordings shall first be applied to the costs incurred by the court in making the duplicate copies, and any remaining revenue may be used to fund the court's other technology related needs.
2.05. Exhibit List and Trial Log. The trial judge or the judge's designee shall keep a written exhibit list and log listing the admission of each exhibit and the beginning and end of each witness's testimony by reference to the recording. The automatic logs of all recorded proceedings are to be maintained by the court clerk in an appropriate repository.
2.06. Depositions. In a court proceeding in which electronic recording equipment is being used to record the proceeding, the official record of a deposition admitted into evidence may be, in the trial judge's discretion, either the transcript of the deposition or the electronic recording of the deposition.

Tenn. R. Sup. Ct., 2