§ RULE 80. COURT REPORTERS

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RULE 80. COURT REPORTERS

(a) [Reserved.]

(b) Electronic Recording. In any civil or criminal proceedings, electronic or mechanical recording devices approved by the Administrator for the Courts may be used to record oral testimony and other oral proceedings in lieu of or supplementary to causing shorthand notes thereof to be taken. In all matters the use of such devices shall rest within the sole discretion of the court.

(c) Recording Proceedings in Superior Court by Means of Videotape. All superior courts that elect to use video equipment to record proceedings shall comply with courtroom procedures published by the Office of the Administrator for the Courts.