§ Rule 30(e) Submission to Witness; Changes, Signing

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Rule 30(e). Submission to Witness; Changes, Signing

    Before completion of the deposition and if not otherwise informed by counsel, the officer shall advise a deponent of the right to review, modify, and sign the transcript or affirm the accuracy of the audio or video recording. If requested by the deponent or a party before completion of the deposition, the deponent shall have 30 days after being notified by the officer that the transcript or recording is available in which to review the transcript or recording and, if there are changes in form or substance, to sign a statement reciting such changes and the reasons given by the deponent for making them. The officer shall indicate in the certificate prescribed by subdivision (f)(1) whether any review was requested and, if so, shall append any changes made by the deponent during the period allowed. If the witness does not submit such a statement or a written explanation why such statement cannot be submitted within the time period provided, the officer shall indicate in the certificate prescribed by subdivision (f)(1) or by affidavit the fact of the refusal to submit a statement with the reason therefore, if any, and the deposition may then be used as fully as though signed unless on a motion to suppress under Rule 32(d)(4) the court holds that the reasons given for the refusal to submit a statement require rejection of the deposition in whole or in part.