Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Transcripts shall be on
paper which is 81/2 x 11 inches in size.
(b) Each page of a transcript shall
conform to the following specifications:
(1) Each page, except those listed in
subparagraphs (i) through (iii) of this paragraph, shall have 25 numbered lines
of material thereon, excluding a line devoted to the title and page number:
(i) the page on which the
title is included or, if transcription of the title requires more than one
page, the last of such pages;
(ii) the page on which the index is
included or, if transcription of the index requires more than one page, the
last of such pages; and
(iii) for each day on which a court
reporter takes minutes of proceedings in a case, the last page of the
transcription thereof, or, where more than one court reporter takes minutes of
the proceedings in a case, the last such page of each portion of the transcript
furnished by each court reporter.
(2) There shall be 10-type characters
per inch.
(3) The
left-hand margin shall be indented 13/4 inches from the left-hand edge of the
page and shall be marked by two lines, 1/16 of an inch apart, extending from
the top to the bottom of each page. The right-hand margin shall be indented 3/8
of an inch from the right-hand edge and shall be marked by a single line
extending from the top to the bottom of each page. Each line of transcribed
material shall extend as closely as possible to the right-hand
margin.
(4) The
horizontal writing block shall be 65/16 inches. The vertical writing block
shall be 9 inches.
(c) The testimony and colloquy portions
of a transcript shall be in a format as follows:
(1) In the testimony portion, the first
line of each question and each answer shall be indented five spaces from the
left-hand margin and shall be commenced by a "Q" or "A" as appropriate. The
text of each such line shall then commence 10 spaces from the left-hand margin.
Each subsequent line of a question or answer shall commence at the left-hand
margin.
(2) In the
colloquy portion, the first line of each speaker's remarks shall be indented 15
spaces from the left-hand margin and shall be commenced with a designation of
the speaker's name, followed by a colon, two spaces and the start of his or her
remarks. Each subsequent line of such remarks shall be indented 5 spaces from
the left-hand margin, except that the first line of each succeeding paragraph
of such remarks shall be indented 15 spaces from the left-hand
margin.
(d) The first page of each transcript
shall include a title setting forth only the following:
(1) the court, the county or city of
venue, and the part in which the proceedings were held;
(2) the name of the
case;
(3) the number
of the accusatory instrument(s) or case number(s), the charge and the nature of
the proceedings;
(4)
the address of the courthouse;
(5) the date(s) of the
proceedings;
(6) the
presiding authority;
(7) whether the proceedings were before
a jury;
(8) the
appearances of counsel for the parties; and
(9) the name of each court reporter and
each court interpreter, if any.
A transcription of each subsequent day's
proceedings shall include an abbreviated title setting forth only the matter
specified in paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subdivision. Such abbreviated
title shall also include a statement that the appearances of counsel are as
previously recited, except that where there are changes in the appearances,
such changes shall be set forth.
(e) Each transcript shall
include a single index; except that, where more than one court reporter takes
minutes of the proceedings in a case, there may be a separate index for each
portion of the transcript of the proceedings furnished by each such court
reporter. The index shall set forth the following:
(1) the party who called the witness,
the name of each witness testifying in the proceedings recorded therein,
together with the page or pages on which his or her testimony is given, and
whether such testimony was given as part of direct examination,
cross-examination or some other form of examination; and
(2) the party who preferred
each exhibit, a description of each of the exhibits submitted by each party,
together with the page or pages on which it was offered for identification and
introduced into evidence.
(f) Sample transcript pages reflecting
the specifications required herein are displayed in Chapter III of Subtitle D
of this Title.
