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C.R.C.P. 380 (County Court)

Reporter; Stenographic Report or Transcript as Evidence

activein force · 2019-02-14 – presentact-effective-date

(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.

History

Source: Entire rule amended June 9, 1988, effective January 1, 1989; (c) amended February 14, 2019, effective immediately. Editor’s note: The June 9, 1988, amendment to this rule resulted in the relettering of the paragraphs contained therein.

Provenance

Source: content.leg.colorado.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-15
Content hash: d911fe7cb781dfbe3a38d86629fdeb285b20c73a6fa5da83e9f2f645774a63f3

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