Rules Governing the Procedure for Making a Record of Court Proceedings by Electronic Recording — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 08/23/2024); the document in custody is the controlling text.
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A record of civil court proceedings may be made by electronic tape recording without a stenographic court reporter. The court recorder shall: ensure the recording system is functioning and certify its operation; make a detailed, indexed log of the proceedings identifying each speaker and event; file the log with the clerk and attach exhibit lists; safeguard and store the recordings; prohibit access to the recordings except upon written court order; and provide certified copies upon request and payment. Appeals from proceedings recorded electronically are governed by the rules applicable to such records. Adopted for the courts of Fort Bend County; filed August 23, 2024 (county and district registrations).
Reviewer note: Operative provisions transcribed verbatim by vision-read of the registered scanned document (rasterized at 170 dpi and read page-by-page this session); the registered document (sha256 6a5c761b99c6…) is the controlling text. Filed in both the county and district records (TOPICs docs 2047/2048; page-one text verified identical).
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