WI · rules
SCR 71.03
Court reporters' notes, digital audio recordings, and other verbatim record
(1) The original stenographic notes, voice recordings, digital
audio recordings, or other verbatim record required under SCR
71.01(2), made on the record or pursuant to an order of the court,
constitute part of the records of the court in which made and are not the
property of the court reporter.
(2) The verbatim record is intended to assist in the preparation of
a transcript. The transcript, and not the verbatim record, is the official
record of the proceedings.
(3) The verbatim record includes all of the following:
(a) The original notes of a stenographic court reporter.
(b) The original voice recording of a voice writer.
(c) An audio recording of any part of a proceeding that is on the
record and made as the primary means of taking the verbatim record.
(4) Any words spoken in the courtroom that are off the record,
privileged, or otherwise not part of a proceeding, hearing, or trial of a
specific case are not part of the verbatim record of the case.
(5) The director of state courts shall develop policies for copying
and charging a fee for an audio recording under sub. (3) (c).
Provenance
- Source
- www.wicourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- 2026-09-23
- Content hash
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