Ind. Sup. Ct. Order Approving Local Rules: order-local-rules-2025-25S-MS-194

In the

Indiana Supreme Court

In the Matter of the Approval of Local

Rules for Shelby County

Supreme Court Case No.

25S-MS-194

Order Approving Amended Local Rule

The Judges of the Shelby Circuit and Superior Courts request the approval of an amended

local rule for court reporter services in accordance with Administrative Rule 15. Attached to this

Order is the proposed amended local rule.

Upon examination of the proposed rule amendments requested by the Shelby Circuit and

Superior Courts, this Court finds that the proposed amendments to LR73-AR15 Rule 1 comply

with Administrative Rule 15, and, accordingly, should be approved.

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED by this Court that amended Local Rule, LR73-AR15

Rule 1, for the Shelby Circuit and Superior Courts, set forth as an attachment to this Order, is

approved effective upon the date of this Order.

Done at Indianapolis, Indiana, on ___________ .

Loretta H. Rush

Chief Justice of Indiana

7/28/2025

LR73-AR15 RULE 1 COURT REPORTER SERVICES

1.1 Definitions

The definitions contained in Administrative Rule 15(B) are adopted for use in this

Rule and control any question of interpretation. For the purposes of this Rule, the Regular

Hours worked by the Court Reporting Staff shall be Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.

until 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. or as otherwise ordered by the Court.

The Work Week shall be a seven day period beginning on Sunday and ending on Saturday of

each week and shall contain thirty-five (35) hours for which salaried compensation shall be

paid.

1.2 Compensation

The Court Reporter shall work under the control, direction and direct supervision of

the Court during all hours of employment and shall be paid an annual salary for regular hours

worked during a Work Week. The salaries shall be set by the Court and approved by the

County Council. Gap Hours (the 5 hours between 35 and 40 hours per week) shall be

compensated by time off from work in an amount equal to the number of Gap Hours worked

or by payment of regular time as directed by the court. Overtime Hours shall be compensated

in an amount equal to one and one-half (1 ½) times the number of Overtime Hours worked

in excess of 40 hours per week.

1.3 Duties and Responsibilities

The duties of a Court Reporter shall include Reporting the evidence presented in

Court proceedings; Preservation and storage of reported testimony and any physical evidence

presented in Court proceedings; Preparation of Chronological Case Summary entries at the

direction of the Court and providing notice thereof as required by the Rules of Trial

Procedure; Preparation of written documents to effectuate the rulings, orders and judgments

of the Court or to comply with the Rules of the Indiana Supreme Court; Preparation of

transcripts of evidence presented in Court proceedings requested pursuant to the Rules of

Trial Procedure; and, Such other functions and responsibilities as required by law or the Court

for its effective administration.

1.4 Maximum Per Page Fee

1.4.1 A Court Reporter shall not charge more than the following per page:

1.4.1.1 $8.00 for a transcript of evidence for appealed cases. The Court Reporter shall

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

transcripts of evidence.

1.4.1.2 $8.00 for state/county indigent transcript of evidence for appealed cases;

1.4.1.3 $8.00 for civil transcripts of evidence for appealed cases;

1.4.1.4 $8.00 for non-appeal transcripts:

1.4.1.5 $7.00 for deposition transcripts and $1.50 for copies if Reporter elects to use

Court facilities, equipment and/or supplies in the exercise of her private

practice;

1.4.1.6 $13.00 for expedited transcripts. If the requestor needs the transcript in 20

days or less, it is considered expedited.

1.4.1.7 $1.75 for copies of transcripts.

2. In addition to the page charges the Court Reporter shall be allowed $15.00 for each

physical device provided and $5.00 for each copy emailed.

3. Court Reporter’s Certification fee for transcripts shall be $10.00.

4. Each Court Reporter shall annually report all compensation received for transcripts

to the Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration.

1.5 Private Practice

5.1 A Court Reporter may elect to engage in the private practice of recording of and

preparation of deposition transcripts. Such activity, regardless of whether the

deposition concerns a case pending before the Court, shall be conducted outside of

regular working hours. If a Reporter, in the exercise of such private practice, utilizes,

with the consent of the Court, Court facilities, equipment and/or supplies, the Reporter

shall reimburse the Court for such usage pursuant to a written agreement between the

Court and Reporter.

5.2. Such agreement shall establish the:

5.2.1 Reasonable market rate for the use of equipment, facilities and supplies;

5.2.2 Method by which records are kept for the use of the same; and,

5.2.3 Method by which the Reporter shall reimburse the Court for such usage.