Ind. Elkhart Cnty. Local Rule LR20-AR15-110

Court reporter services in the Elkhart County Courts shall be governed by the following local rule.

110.1. Definitions: See AR 15

110.2. Salaries And Per Page Fees

A. Court reporters shall be paid an annual salary for the time spent working under the control,

direction, and direct supervision of their supervising court during any regular work hours, gap hours or

overtime hours. The supervising court shall enter into a written agreement with the court reporters which

outlines the way the court reporter is to be compensated for gap and overtime hours, that is, monetary

compensation or compensatory time off regular work hours.

B. The maximum per-page fee a court reporter may charge for the preparation of a county or state

indigent transcript shall be four dollars ($4.00) and an expedited rate of six dollars ($6.00) per page; the

court reporter shall submit a claim directly to the county for the preparation of any county indigent

transcripts.

C. The maximum per-page fee a court reporter may charge for copies is two dollars ($2.00) per

page.

D. An additional labor charge approximating the hourly rate based upon the court reporter’s

annual court compensation may be charged for the time spent binding the transcript and exhibits.

E. Each court reporter shall report, at least on an annual basis, all transcript fees for the preparation

of either county indigent, state indigent or private transcripts to the Indiana Supreme Court Office of

Judicial Administration. The reporting shall be made on forms prescribed by the Office of Judicial

Administration.

F. Once an original or a copy of a transcript or other recording has been purchased by an individual

or party, that person has the right to reproduce the transcript as needed to comply with the Indiana Rules

of Trial Procedure, Indiana Rules of Evidence or Elkhart County Local Rules without further financial

obligation to the court reporter

110.3. Private Practice

A. If a court reporter elects to engage in private practice through the recording of a deposition

and/or preparing of a deposition transcript, and the court reporter desires to utilize the court's equipment,

work space and supplies, and the court agrees to the use of the court equipment for such purpose, the court

and the court reporter shall enter into a written agreement which must, at a minimum, designate the

following:

1) The reasonable market rate for the use of equipment, workspace, and supplies.

2) The method by which records are to be kept for the use of equipment, workspace, and

supplies; and

3) The method by which the court reporter is to reimburse the court for the use of the

equipment, workspace, and supplies

B. If a court reporter elects to engage in private practice through the recording of a deposition

and/or preparing of a deposition transcript, all such private practice work shall be conducted outside of

regular working hours.