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- Official court reporter
- A court-appointed officer who makes the verbatim official record of proceedings and certifies transcripts.
- Certification of transcript
- The reporter's signed statement that the transcript is a true, complete, and accurate record of the proceedings.
- Designation of record
- The appellant's specification of which proceedings and documents the reporter must include in the transcript on appeal.
- Verbatim record
- A word-for-word account of spoken proceedings, including objections, rulings, and colloquy placed on the record.
- Read-back request
- A request, usually by the court, that the reporter read prior testimony to resolve a dispute about the record.
- Off-the-record discussion
- Conversation the court directs not be reported; it is excluded from the transcript unless later placed on the record.
- Interpreter testimony handling
- The reporter records the English interpretation and, where feasible, the foreign-language testimony for a complete record.
- Exhibit marking
- Assigning an identification number to an exhibit and logging its custody for reference in the transcript.
- Appellate transcript deadline
- The time set by rule or court order for the reporter to certify and file the transcript for appeal.
- Extension motion
- A request for additional time to file the transcript, supported by the reporter's affidavit showing good cause.
- Administrative orders
- Arkansas Supreme Court orders setting reporter certification, education, and reporting standards and forms.
- Transcript page rate
- The statutory or administratively fixed fee per page a reporter may charge for preparing a transcript.
- Sealed record
- Portions of the record closed by court order; reporters release them only to persons authorized by law or order.
- Neutrality duty
- The reporter's obligation to remain impartial and not favor any party in capturing or preparing the record.
- Alteration prohibition
- Reporters may not add, delete, or change transcript content; corrections follow court order or documented errata procedure.
- Ex parte contact
- Private communication with a party or counsel about pending proceedings, which is improper for a neutral reporter.
- Conflict disclosure
- Reporting a close relationship or prior employment involving a party or counsel to the court for resolution.
- No legal advice
- Reporters may not advise parties, summarize testimony, or characterize witness demeanor in the transcript.
- Fee integrity
- Charging only lawful, uniform transcript fees and not conditioning delivery on unrelated demands.
- Continuing education duty
- Maintaining competence through required education and accurate, contemporaneous notes as an ethical obligation.
- Transcript format
- Standard structure of caption, appearances, index, body, certification, and reporter's signature.
- Line numbering
- Numbering each line on every transcript page so passages can be cited precisely by page and line.
- Speaker attribution
- Identifying each speaker by name and role so colloquy is correctly assigned in the transcript.
- Errata sheet
- A document listing corrections to scrivener's errors; substantive changes need court approval and notice.
- Notes retention
- Keeping stenographic notes, audio, and drafts for the period required by rule or administrative order.
- Filing original transcript
- Depositing the certified original with the clerk while furnishing copies to parties on lawful request.
- Backup audio
- Time-stamped recordings preserved for electronic reporting methods to verify disputed passages later.
- Chain of custody
- A documented log tracking exhibit handling and storage from marking through appeal or disposition.
- Voice writing
- A reporting method using speech recognition or masked dictation to capture proceedings for transcription.
- Bench conference
- A sidebar between court and counsel, reported when relevant and transcribed if part of the record.
- In-camera review
- A private inspection of materials by the judge; reporters treat such matters as confidential.
- Record on appeal
- The certified transcript and designated documents transmitted to the appellate court for review.