Sec. 30.01296. COURT REPORTER. (a) Instead of being recorded by a court reporter, trial proceedings in a municipal court of record, when requested as provided by this section, shall be recorded by a good quality electronic audio recording device or videotape recording device.
(b) A municipal court of record is not required to record testimony in a case unless the judge or one of the parties requests a record.
(c) The recording shall be kept and stored for a 20-day period beginning the day after the last day of the proceeding, trial, or denial of motion for new trial, whichever occurs last. The proceedings that are appealed shall be transcribed from the recording by an official court reporter.
(d) All fees for preparation of a record for purposes of appeal shall be paid before the preparation of the record by the court reporter. An extension of time for the appeal may not be granted due to a party's failure to timely pay the fees.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 819, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 124, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Last modified: September 28, 2016