11JDCR 1.11

(a) Official court reporter, attendance required. The official court reporter must be certified in the State of Nevada and, pursuant to statutory requirements, shall attend all civil trials when requested by the parties who agree to pay for the services pursuant to the NRCP. The official court reporter is to be available for all criminal proceedings held in the Eleventh Judicial District. The court reporter shall make a verbatim record via machine shorthand of all oral communications made during such trials or hearings in the presence of the presiding judge, including communications by all parties, counsel, witnesses, jurors, and the judge. The official court reporter shall make a verbatim record via stenographic means of all oral communications made during court proceedings in the presence of the presiding district court judge, including communications by all parties, counsel, witnesses, jurors, and the judge.

(b) District court reporter, attendance not required. At the discretion of the presiding district court judge, civil, juvenile, or probate hearings may be electronically recorded in lieu of stenographic means. When recording is by electronic means, a deputy clerk of the court must be present during the hearing and must be operating a fully functional electronic recording machine that is electronically recording all oral communications made in the presence of the presiding judge, including communications of the parties, counsel, witnesses, jurors, and the judge. The recordings are to be preserved in a digital format. Electronic recordings are governed by the November 16, 2018, Administrative Order or subsequent amendments thereto.

(c) Official transcripts. The court reporter’s certified transcript shall be the official record of all proceedings. If a court reporter has not reported a court proceeding, a transcript or partial transcript prepared from the electronic recording of the proceeding becomes the official transcript of the proceeding for all purposes if it is prepared by the official district court reporter pursuant to the November 16, 2018, Administrative Order or subsequent amendments thereto.

(1) Real-time transcripts. A real-time transcript is not an official transcript as defined under subsection (c) of this rule. Real-time transcripts may be used for interpretive purposes, but cannot be cited or used as an official transcript until finalized and filed with the court clerk.

(2) Electronic recording. An electronic recording is not an official record as defined under subsection (c) of this rule and cannot be cited or used as an official transcript until transcribed and formatted by the official court reporter and filed with the court clerk.

(d) Use of official transcripts. In all cases where a party desires to place into evidence a transcript or partial transcript of a court proceeding, or disclose the contents of a transcript during the examination of a witness, the transcript must be an official transcript as provided in subsection (c) of this rule.

(e) Obtaining transcripts. When a transcript has been requested, the official court reporter shall prepare and provide an estimate of the costs associated with the preparation of the transcript of the proceedings to the requesting party. Costs will only include the statutory charge for each transcript page. The transcript will not be produced until a deposit has been received pursuant to statutory requirements. The statutory timelines will apply once the transcript request and deposit have been received by the official court reporter.

(f) Request for official transcript. A request for an official transcript of a court proceeding under this rule must be in writing, submitted to the official court reporter pursuant to the statutory requirements, and provide the following information: (1) the date of request, (2) the date of the proceeding, (3) the county the proceedings were held in, and (4) the requested completion date.

(g) Notification of transcript’s estimated completion date; deposit. The official court reporter shall notify the party requesting the transcript of the estimated date of completion of the transcript. Unless other arrangements are made with the approval of the district court reporter, a deposit based on the estimated costs shall be paid in full before delivery of the transcript to the party requesting it. Compliance with statutory deadlines for the preparation of transcripts of proceedings for an appeal takes precedence over the preparation of transcripts made for any other purpose.

(h) Absence of official court reporter. Anticipated absence of the official court reporter will be handled at the discretion of the presiding district court judge. In situations where the official court reporter is not available due to an anticipated or unanticipated absence, including a vacancy in a court reporter position that has not been filled, the presiding district judge may:

(1) Allow the official court reporter to find a certified court reporter to cover proceedings by suspending application of subsection (a) of this rule; and

(2) Order the recording of any or all proceedings listed in subsection (b) to be by an electronic recording in accordance with subsection (b).

(i) Office location and attendance. The official court reporter shall be available during regular office hours when court is in session. The presiding district court judge may authorize the official court reporter to work from an alternate location during regular office hours, provided the official court reporter is available to report criminal proceedings either in person or via telephonic/audiovisual means within a reasonable time.