SCR 71.01

(1) Repealed. (April 22, 2019)

(2) A verbatim record of all proceedings in the circuit court shall

be made, except for the following:

(a) A proceeding before a court commissioner that may be

reviewed de novo;

(b) Settlement conferences, pretrial conferences, and matters

related to scheduling;

(c) In a criminal proceeding, a matter preceding the filing of a

criminal complaint.

(d) If accompanied with a certified transcript, videotape

depositions offered as evidence during any hearing or other court

proceeding.

(e) Audio and audiovisual recordings of any type, if not

submitted under par. (d), that are played during the proceeding, marked

as an exhibit, and offered into evidence. If only part of the recording is

played in court, the part played shall be precisely identified in the

record. The court may direct a party or the court reporter to prepare the

transcript of a recording submitted under this paragraph.

(3) The director of state courts shall develop policies for the use

of alternative means of making a verbatim record. The verbatim record

may be made by stenographic reporting, voice reporting, monitored

digital audio recording, or other means approved by the director of state

courts.