SUPREME COURT OF COLORADO
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE

Management Plan for Court Reporting and Recording Services

Background
An accurate record of all court proceedings is an essential requirement of due process of law and is required by Article VI and Article II, Section 25 of the Colorado Constitution.

This Chief Justice Directive (CJD) is adopted to promote the effective use of court reporters in the Colorado Judicial Department (Judicial Department) and is applicable to all court reporters employed by the Judicial Department (official court reporters), Judicial Department personnel, and contract court reporters or transcribers employed by the Judicial Department or under employment contract with the Judicial Department. This CJD does not apply to court reporters hired by a litigant to provide services as an independent contractor in a civil case unless explicitly stated.

The preferred method of making an accurate record of court proceedings is with the assistance of a realtime certified court reporter; therefore, all proceedings conducted before a district court judge may be reported by a court reporter in person or remotely using a stenotype machine on a "realtime" basis. In the absence of a court reporter, digital electronic sound recording equipment can record proceedings.

Pursuant to this CJD, the chief judge of each judicial district shall determine which methods of preserving court proceedings are to be used based upon current economic issues, availability of reporters, and other relevant factors.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEF JUDGE
Prioritization of Reported Cases
To the extent judicial district resources permit, cases shall be reported by official court reporters.

Prioritization of Felony Cases
When a judicial district assigns a court reporter to report a proceeding that requires the taking of testimony in a class one or two felony case, the court reporter shall be at a minimum a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) if an RPR certified reporter is available. Judicial districts without an RPR court reporter shall contact the State Court Administrator's Office (SCAO) for assistance.

Prioritization of Death Penalty Cases
In a death penalty case, a realtime certified reporter shall be used and the reporter shall be, at minimum, RPR certified. If reasonable attempts to locate or appoint an RPR and realtime certified reporter have been made without success, judicial districts shall contact SCAO for assistance.
Should realtime equipment failures or personnel emergencies occur, other court reporting methods may be used in extreme circumstances for the shortest amount of time possible.

Supervision of Court Reporters
The chief judge is ultimately responsible for the administration of any court reporting services in her or his judicial district as well as the timeliness of the production of transcripts whether on appeal or for other purposes. This responsibility may be delegated at the discretion of the chief judge.
All official court reporters shall be under the direction and management of the chief judge of the judicial district. Some of the functions assigned to the chief judge may be delegated, but the chief judge has the ultimate authority and responsibility for the supervision of official court reporters and the implementation and enforcement of this CJD.
The chief judge shall ensure that all judges provide court reporters regularly scheduled breaks during the workday.
The chief judge shall have the sole authority to assign or reassign official court reporters to courtrooms as necessary and appropriate in his or her discretion. The chief judge has the discretion to delegate this responsibility to a manager, managing court reporter, court executive or scheduling clerk.
The chief judge shall have the authority to hire and designate court reporters (including contract staff). The chief judge shall have the sole authority to reassign, correct, discipline or terminate official court reporters.
The chief judge shall be the ultimate supervisor of the judicial district's managing court reporter, if appointed. The duty to supervise the judicial district's managing court reporter may be delegated, in part, by the chief judge. The person supervising the managing court reporter shall have the following duties and may delegate these duties to the managing court reporter including but not limited to the following:
Investigating complaints of improper state-paid transcript billings. All court reporters/transcribers must take necessary measures to ensure that authorized transcript rates are charged. (See Appendix A for rates and Appendix C for information required to be included on all billings.)
Monitoring the timeliness of the transcription of the record, or such parts thereof as a judge, party or attorney may request. This applies to the transcript being prepared by a court reporter, transcriber, or outside firm preparing transcripts on behalf of the court.
Monitoring transcripts produced by transcription services to ensure compliance with the transcript format and fee requirements of this CJD or applicable contract.
Preserving the audio records (tape, digital or other electronic), court reporter transcripts and court reporter notes according to the current Judicial Department Retention and Disposition Schedules.

Managing Court Reporter
Each judicial district with two or more official court reporters may have a managing court reporter selected in a manner designated by the chief judge.

The managing court reporter, or other individual(s) designated by the chief judge if the judicial district does not have a managing court reporter, shall have the following duties in addition to any duties delegated in I.D.5:
Assigning and reassigning official court reporters within the judicial district for the purpose of distributing fairly and equitably the workload and transcript preparation of all court reporting services and transcribers, with goals of minimizing travel, ensuring timely transcript preparation and ensuring the lowest overall cost to the Judicial Department and State of Colorado.
Developing a form to monitor and keep a record of transcript orders and requests and, if necessary, tape and/or digital recording orders and requests made in district court. In larger judicial districts this portion of the workload may be distributed among the managing court reporter and other administrative staff.
Coordinating any transcript requests involving court reporters who no longer work for the Judicial Department or work in another judicial district.
Maintaining certification records for all official court reporters within a judicial district.
Coordinating contract court reporters. (Note: Official court reporters may not hire substitute reporters at their own expense. The court executive or designee must hire all contract court reporters that are at the state's expense.)
Monitoring all transcript requests, including appellate, and providing a status report to the chief judge or designee as requested.
Grand Jury
The costs associated with providing a court reporter for grand jury proceedings including transcript fees shall be the responsibility of the judicial district and shall be billed to the applicable Judicial Department accounting codes for grand jury expenses.

OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER RESPONSIBILITIES
RPR Certification
All official court reporters hired shall be RPR certified unless the judicial district is unable to hire an acceptable certified reporter within three months of posting the position. If the judicial district hires a non-certified reporter, that reporter must become RPR certified within two years of hire. Non- certified reporters may be used on a case-by-case basis if certified reporters are not available.
Official court reporters, including Colorado Certified Shorthand Reporters (CSRs), who do not have RPR certification as described in II.A. I . of this CJD must apply for waiver to certification once per year with the SCAO. For waivers to be approved, the court reporter must demonstrate at least two testing attempts per year to maintain employment.
Official court reporters who are uncertified will be placed on a performance plan to assist the reporter in obtaining certification and must take the RPR certification exam

at least twice per year until certification is obtained.
Failure to obtain or maintain RPR certification may be grounds for corrective or disciplinary action in accordance with the Colorado Judicial System Personnel Rules.
Contract court reporters are not required to submit a waiver of RPR Certification.

Realtime Certification
All official court reporters must attain official status as a Colorado Certified Realtime Reporter by meeting one of the following requirements by passing the:
NCRA Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR) test with 96 percent accuracy; or
NCRA CRR test with 94 percent accuracy (the Colorado standard); or
NCRA Certified Realtime Captioner (CRC) skills test with 96 percent accuracy;or
NCRA CRC skills test with 94 percent accuracy (the Colorado standard); or
Federal Certified Realtime Reporter (FCRR) test with 96 percent accuracy
FCRR test with 94 percent accuracy (the Colorado standard); or
Colorado Realtime Certified Reporter (CRCR) test with 96 percent accuracy; or
CRCR test with 94 percent accuracy (the Colorado standard).
Current official court reporters who do not have realtime certification as described in
II.B.1. of this CJD must apply for waiver to certification once per year with the SCAO. In order for waivers to be approved, the court reporter must demonstrate at least two testing attempts per year to maintain employment.
Failure to obtain or maintain Colorado Certified Realtime Reporter certification may be grounds for corrective or disciplinary action in accordance with the Colorado Judicial System Personnel Rules.
Contract court reporters are not required to submit a waiver if they do not have Realtime Certification .

Continuing Education
All official court reporters must complete thirty hours of continuing education units (CEUs) every three years.

Conduct of Court Reporter
The court reporter shall present himself or herself to the assigned judge in accordance with the assignment made by the chief judge or designee.
The reporter shall observe, comply with, and be bound by all of the assigned judge's instructions in matters affecting the composition of the record, the marking of exhibits and maintenance of the evidence, the public or private nature of the proceeding, the adjournment of the proceeding to other times or places, and other like matters. The reporter shall maintain an appropriate demeanor.

The court reporter shall report by appropriate equipment all of the proceedings that (s)he attends.
The court reporter shall take all the testimony, rulings, exceptions, oral instructions, and other proceedings during any case, as the assigned judge may designate.
The court reporter is not required to report or transcribe WAV files or other audio or video recordings submitted or presented as part of the record.

Records to be Maintained by Official Court Reporters
In order to permit the routine audit and inspection of records, official court reporters shall maintain accurate, legible, and up-to-date records of their transcript requests, payment information including invoices, and affidavits for extension of time on any transcript.

STAFF OPERATING FTR RESPONSIBILITIES
Conduct of FTR Operator
Staff shall present himself or herself to the assigned judge in accordance with the assignment made by the chief judge or designee.
Staff shall observe, comply with, and be bound by all of the assigned judge's instructions in matters affecting the composition of the record, the marking of exhibits and maintenance of the evidence, the public or private nature of the proceeding, the adjournment of the proceeding to other times or places, and other like matters . The staff person shall maintain an appropriate demeanor.
Staff shall record, with appropriate equipment, all of the proceedings that (s)he attends.
Staff shall record all the testimony, rulings, exceptions, oral instructions, and other proceedings during any case, as the assigned judge may designate.

Records to be Maintained by Judicial Districts
In order to permit the routine audit and inspection of records, judicial districts shall maintain accurate, legible, and up-to-date records of their transcript orders, invoices, transcript payments, expenses and attendance in court.

COURT REPORTERS HIRED BY LITIGANTS IN CIVIL CASES
Scope
Court reporters hired by a party in a civil case are not Judicial Department employees. Such individuals may provide services through a company or individually to party(ies) in a civil case.
Hiring and Per Page Rates
The party(ies) are responsible for the court reporter's page rate and for paying any associated fees based on the negotiated page rate. The court will not set the court reporter's page rate for parties in

civil cases.

Official File
The court may, but is not required to, order the privately hired court reporter's notes and subsequent transcript to serve as the official record of the court in place of an electronic record in which event the court reporter's notes and dictionary will become the property of the Judicial Department.

Objections to Creation of the Official Record
If a party objects to the creation of the official record or per page rate negotiated, the court reporter's notes shall not serve as the official record. The objecting party shall make such objections at least seven working days prior to the commencement of the proceeding, at which time the court shall determine the method for preserving the official record.

Rates for the Court
Transcripts ordered by the court from a privately retained court reporter will be paid for by the Judicial Department and are subject to Appendix A regardless of rates negotiated between the parties.

TRANSCRIPTS
Persons Authorized to Prepare Transcripts from Electronic Recordings
Official court reporters and contract transcript service companies may prepare transcripts, as determined by each judicial district policy.
If a judicial district enters into an agreement with a transcript service company, such contract must be in the format prescribed by the SCAO.
Non-court reporter Judicial Department employees shall not be allowed to transcribe court transcripts outside working hours unless the employee is a member of an independent contracting company that has been selected by the judicial district to prepare transcripts. This is in compliance with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, PERA rules, and IRS regulations regarding the issuance of a 1099 and W-2 to the same employee.
If non-court reporter Judicial Department employees prepare transcripts from electronic recordings during established working hours, this task shall be included in the individual's normal work assignment and compensation and such individual shall not be paid the per page rate C.R.S.§13-5-128.

Hourly or Daily Transcripts
If any person desires hourly or daily transcripts, (s)he must seek a court order requiring preparation of such transcripts.

Unedited Transcripts
The use of an unedited transcript as a working document shall be permitted if allowed and

approved by the trial judge and the court reporter. Such transcript shall not be the official record of the court unless so certified by the court reporter. The rate for the unedited transcript shall be according to Appendix A. Unedited transcripts shall include the Uncertified Transcript Disclaimer in Appendix G.

Ordering of Transcripts and Copies of Electronic Recordings
Each judicial district shall determine and post on the Judicial Department website a policy that outlines the procedures for that judicial district for ordering of transcripts or copies of electronic recordings of proceedings (if available).
Transcripts may be ordered from the court following this procedure:
The requesting party shall use the request forms for transcript of a hearing or trial approved by the SCAO. Blank forms can be procured from the clerk of the court or court executive as set forth by each judicial district or from the court's website. The completed form shall be sent to the address listed on the form for the appropriate judicial district.
Upon receipt of the request, the official court reporter or transcriber shall contact the requestor. Transcripts will not be started, and the time limits stated for delivery of transcripts will not commence, until satisfactory arrangements are made for payment ofrequired costs.  If the transcripts are to be paid at state expense, the authority for this payment shall be set forth by written order of court or as set forth in this Chief Justice Directive. The requestor also must obtain, and the reporter or transcriber must produce, a dated receipt for the payment.
Judicial districts may sell a whole or partial electronic copy of the proceeding if available to the public at the prevailing rate prescribed by this CJD. The rate shall be that rate in effect at the time of ordering.
Orders for copies shall be submitted to the court on the request forms for copies of electronic recordings approved by the SCAO. Blank forms can be obtained from the clerk of the court or court executive as set forth by each judicial district or from the court's website. The completed form shall be sent to the address that is listed on the form for the appropriate judicial district.
Copies of electronic recordings of proceedings shall not be used as the official record for purposes of appeal, motions or other court proceedings. Only certified transcripts by reporters or authorized transcribers pursuant to this CJD shall be used as the official records of court proceedings.
In those judicial districts that do not provide this service, parties shall request a transcript using the procedure outlined in V.D.1. above.
Judicial districts shall not accommodate requests to listen to recorded proceedings.

Standards for the Production of Transcripts
The following standards apply to the production of all transcripts for Colorado state courts:

All transcripts shall be produced in the format required by Appendix B.
Each invoice must include a certification that it is in compliance with the requirements of Appendix C.
When an audio or video file was played as part of the record in proceedings with a court reporter or an electronic recording, the played portion of the proceeding is not required to be transcribed.

Time Limits for Delivery of Transcripts
Original transcripts ordered by judicial officers shall be provided to the judicial officer within the time prescribed by the order unless an extension is sought and approved by the requesting judicial officer.
All transcripts of official proceedings prepared for the purpose of appeal shall be delivered to the ordering party, if a copy is requested, and the original filed with the clerk of court within the prescribed time limits of the Colorado Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Extension of time for appellate transcripts must be sought from the appellate court pursuant to the applicable rule.
The chief judge or designee shall be advised in writing by the official court reporter or transcriber at any time the official court reporter or transciber requests an extension of time on any transcript.

Distribution of Transcripts
The official court reporter or transcriber shall provide the transcript in PDF or other word-searchable read-only format to the party requesting the transcript. Replacement copies shall be made available in accordance with the fee structure below for both state-paid and private-paid requests. The intent of this provision is for only one state agency listed in VI.C.1 to pay for the transcript. If the state agency requests the first copy, copy costs for private parties shall be in accordance with Appendix A.
Any requests for transcripts from persons or entities who are not parties to the case must be forwarded to the court executive or chief judge prior to the court reporter agreeing to furnish a copy.
An electronic PDF or other word-searchable read-only format version of any final transcripts prepared in all cases by any court reporter or transcriber shall be submitted to the court upon completion following the judicial district policy.
Appellate Transcripts:
All transcripts in appellate cases shall be prepared as read-only PDF documents for submission to the court hearing the appeal.
All appellate transcripts shall be delivered to the trial court appeal clerk at least one business day prior to the date the record is due in the appellate court.

COMPENSATION

Total Compensation
The total compensation package offered to court reporters shall be established in accordance with the Colorado Judicial System Personnel Rules and Annual Compensation Plan.
Time off for the completion of continuing education requirements shall be at the administrative authority's discretion.
When determining the total compensation package of court reporters, consideration shall also be made for expenditures incurred by court reporters on equipment, software, and employment of scopists and proofreaders used during the course of business conducted for the state.
Official court reporters may be eligible for promotional increases for obtaining certification under the following conditions:
In instances where the difference in compensation midpoint between the official court reporter's current job class and the job class the official court reporter will promote to is more than 5%, the official court reporter may receive a promotional increase for attaining the certification in accordance with the Colorado Judicial System Personnel Rules.
In instances where the difference in the compensation midpoint between the official court reporter's current job class and the job class the official court reporter will promote to is less than 5%, a 4% pay increase may be given for attaining certification.

Transcripts requested by Judicial Department Officers
Official court reporters and other Judicial Department employees who prepare transcripts as part of their regular duties shall provide transcripts at no cost if requested by and used only by judicial officers.
Court reporters and transcribers who are not Judicial Department employees shall be compensated at the state-paid transcript rate to prepare a transcript requested by and used only by the judge or magistrate who presided over the matter or the chief judge. The judicial district shall be responsible for payment for the transcript if not paid by the parties in a civil case as described in Section IV above.

State-Paid Transcripts
State-paid transcripts are all transcripts requested by judicial officers, the district attorney, public defender, the Office of the Child's Representative and its contract attorneys, pro se indigent criminal defendants or advisory counsel representing an indigent criminal defendant, the Attorney General's Office, the Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel and its contract attorneys, and the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel and its contract attorneys.
Official court reporters and other Judicial Department employees who prepare transcripts as part of their regular duties shall be allowed to prepare state-paid

transcripts during work hours.
Copy costs for state-paid transcripts are eliminated and the original per page cost applies in accordance with Appendix A of this CJD. The court reporter shall provide a state-purchased disk or may email a PDF or other word-searchable read-only version of the transcript to an attorney or party requesting a copy of a transcript.

Private-Paid Transcripts
Private-paid transcripts are transcripts requested by all parties, attorneys, media and entities, including the public, not listed in VI.C.1. above.
Official court reporters and other Judicial Department employees who prepare transcripts shall not use state time, equipment, supplies or copiers to prepare private­ paid transcripts; except that an official court reporter may prepare private-paid transcripts during regular working hours in the following circumstances:
Criminal transcripts requested by non-state paid attorneys
Juvenile court transcripts requested by non-state paid attorneys
Transcripts prepared for cases on appeal
Transcripts of an oral ruling of a trial court, ordered by a party for the preparation of the written order at the direction of the judicial officer.
The original per page rate and copy rates are applied as defined in Appendix A.
Official court reporters shall delineate the fees for originals and copies separately in all transcript invoices.

Non-Appellate Transcripts
The full price may be charged only if the court reporter or transcriber delivers the transcript within the time frame agreed upon, including any extensions that have been authorized by the chief judge or designee.

Appellate Transcripts
In accordance with C.R.S. §13-5-128, the official court reporter shall be compensated for transcription of their stenographic notes, providing the original and copies of the same pursuant to the guidelines and rates delineated in this directive.
The full price may be charged only if the transcript is delivered within the time frame as set forth in Appendix A or within the time allowed by a timely extension granted for good cause pursuant to Colorado Rules of Appellate Procedure (C.A.R.) 10(c)(2).
The appellate court may extend the due date for a transcript and order the reduced rate if the "good cause" requirement is not met. (See Appendix A for computation of transcript delivery dates and reductions in per page rates for late transcripts.)
If designated, transcripts of sealed proceedings can be prepared for cases on appeal and provided to court staff, at either the trial court or appellate court, without a court order.

Transcripts of sealed proceedings shall not be provided to parties without a court order.

OWNERSHIP, CUSTODY, USE, RETENTION AND FILING OF THE NOTES AND ELECTRONIC RECORDINGS
Official Court Reporter Notes
The notes of all official court reporters who report Judicial Department proceedings:
Shall remain property of the Judicial Department controlled by the chief judge or designee to ensure transcripts may be prepared by another transcriber, if and when necessary;
Shall be retained by the appropriate court for a period prescribed by the Judicial Department Retention and Disposition Schedules and stored in accordance with the judicial district's local policy; and
Are not court records that are subject to disclosure pursuant to CJD 05-01.
The work of all court reporters shall be readable, in a state that can be transcribed.
Each official court reporter employed by the Judicial Department shall be required to sign Appendix E.
During the period of retention, paper or electronic notes shall be made available to the reporter of record, or to any other reporter or person the chief judge may designate.

Former Official Court Reporters
An official court reporter leaving Judicial Department employment in good standing shall be given a right of first refusal regarding preparation of any outstanding transcripts on the reporter's previous cases so long as:
The court reporter provides the judicial district with the reporter's address, phone number and other contact information and keeps that information current with the court executive, managing court reporter (if available) and chief judge, and
The court reporter does not have any outstanding appeal transcripts beyond the 126 days allotted time frame.
The court reporter has 14 days to respond to the request agreeing to prepare the transcript. The managing court reporter may allow for more time at their discretion.
If a court reporter is no longer a full-time, part-time or contract employee of the Judicial Department, or has not provided Judicial Department with current contact information, individuals may obtain copies of previously prepared transcripts in the Judicial Department's possession at the rate set forth in the Judicial Department Fiscal Rules by contacting the judicial district's court executive or designee.

TRANSCRIPT BACKLOGS
The chief judge or designee is authorized to take necessary steps to reduce backlog. Such steps may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
Adjusting the workload of the court reporter or transcriber to reduce backlogs.
If permissible under the terms of the contract, terminating a contract with an outside vendor of

transcription services and/or adding contract vendors of transcription services.

CJD 05-03 is amended and adopted effective June	9	, 2021.

 	/s/	
Brian D. Boatright, Chief Justice

APPENDIX A
Below are transcript fee rates for the preparation and transcription of court proceedings. Additiona lly, in accordance with VLF of this CJD, and pursuant to C.R.S. §13-5-128, the court reporter of a court ofrecord shall be compensated for preparation of the original and copies of the transcript of notes at such rates described in this policy.

	Original Per Page	Copy to State Agency per Page**	Copy to Non-State Agency Party per Page	Each Add'! Copy to Non- State Agency Party or Non- Party
Per Page	
State-paid Ordinary Transcript	$3.00	$.00	$.75	$.75	
Private-paid Ordinary Transcript
(Private paid original)
(within 30 days calendar days, or as agreed upon by the requesting party and transcriber)	$3.00	$.75	$.75		
Expedited Transcript
(under 14 within 10 calendar days)	$3.75	$.00	$.75	$.75	
Daily Transcript
(Prior to normal opening of court the following day)	$5.25	$.00	$1.00	$1.00	
Unedited Transcript (Rough draft, unedi ted, non-ce rtified)	$.75 per page
per agency. If ordered by two agencies,
limit $1.25 per page by charging second agency
$.50	$0.00	$1.25	$1.25	
Hourly	$6.25	$1.25	$1.25	$1.25	

**State agency as defined in VI.C.l. (excluding judicial officers).

REPLACEMENT OR ADDITIONAL CD'S OF TRANSCRIPTS (Applies to transcripts prepared by a court reporter where the per page costs have already been paid in accordance with the fee structure above.)
$35

REDUCED RATES
Reduced rates for late delivery to the appellate court may apply. If submitted on time or within two approved extensions, the transcript shall be billed at the ordinary rate. If a third extension is

requested by the court reporter, the transcript is to be billed at 90% of the ordinary rate; if a fourth extension is requested, the transcript is to be billed at 75% of the ordinary rate; if a fifth extension is requested, the transcript is to be billed at 50% of the ordinary rate.

A transcript ordered on an "expedited" basis shall be billed at the "ordinary" rate if not delivered within 10 days.

The above rates are applicable to each page of transcript, excluding the certification page, which must be at the end of each volume of transcript.

DEFINITIONS OF METHOD OF TRANSCRIPTION

ORDINARY: Appellate transcripts shall be delivered within time prescribed by C.A.R. 10(c)(2). Any other transcripts shall be prepared within 30 days from the date when the requesting party and the reporter agree on arrangements for the transcript or a mutually agreed upon time frame outside the 30 days that is reasonable and meets the needs of the requesting party.

EXPEDITED: Transcript to be delivered within 10 days from the date when the requesting party and the reporter agree on arrangements for the transcript. When transcripts are delivered on or after the 11th day after the arrangements for the transcript, the ordinary transcript rates shall apply.

DAILY: Transcript to be delivered following adjournment and prior to normal opening hour of court on following morning whether or not it is a court workday.

HOURLY: Transcript, ordered under unusual circumstances, to be delivered within 2 hours of adjournment.

UNEDITED: Daily rough draft, unedited, non-certified transcript, which is not an official transcript.

PARTIAL: If the appellate court has previously received a partial transcript and the entire transcript is later ordered the reporter must put the entire transcript in sequential order in one document before it is sent to the appellate court.

Appendix B

STANDARDS FOR TRANSCRIPT PREPARATION
The standards for transcript preparation by all court reporters and transcriptionists , including court reporters hired by litigants in civil cases, are:
Paper:
Size-Standard letter size, 8 ½ x 11 Weight- Not less than 13#
Paper shall be line numbered, 1 to 25, with no fewer than 25 typed lines Type size- No fewer than nine or ten characters to the typed inch
Ink color- black

Margins:
Typed margins shall start one inch from the top and no more than one and three-quarters inches from the left of the page. A justified left margin is used throughout.
The right margin shall be no more than three-eighths inch.
The lower margin will be set by line 25.

Binding: Transcripts shall be bound at the left. Binding shall be in daily volumes, approximately one inch thick.

Title pages: Prepare in accordance with attached sample, using plain language.

Page numbering: Official page numbering for transcripts shall be at the upper right, above line 1. Reporters shall ensure that page numbering is consecutive within each volume. If more than one volume is required, the reporter may number all volumes under a consecutive number sequence, or may begin each volume with page 1. Since citations will be by volume, page number, and line number, the beginning number for each volume is no longer critical.

Parenthetical and exhibit markings: Begin no more than 15 spaces from the left-hand margin, with carry-over line to begin not more than 15 spaces from the left-hand margin.

Quoted material: Begin no more than 15 spaces from the left-hand margin, with carry-over lines to begin no more than 10 spaces from the left-hand margin.

Colloquy material: Begin no more than fifteen spaces from the left-hand margin, with carry-over colloquy to the left-hand margin.

Question and Answer: Each question and answer to begin on a separate line. Each question and answer to begin no more than five spaces from the left-hand margin with no more than five spaces from the Q and A to the text. Carry-over Q and A lines to begin at the left-hand margin.

Electronic: Electronic transcripts standards adopted by the appellate courts pursuant to C.A.R. 10 apply.

All appellate transcripts shall be delivered to the trial court appeal clerk at least one business day prior to the date the record is due in the appellate court.

Certification.:. The transcriber designated to transcribe the proceedings recorded by electronic sound recording shall the following certification in the transcript:

"I (we) certify that the foregoing transcript from the electronic sound recording from the proceedings is in compliance with Chief Justice Directive 05-03." [Signature of transcriber and date].

SAMPLE

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DIS TRI CT COURT	I
BOULDER COUNTY COLORADO
1777-6th Street Boulder, CO 80306
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Petitioner,
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Respondent,

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I Case No.

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For Petitioner:
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For Respondent:
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16		The matter came on for hearing on	, before the HONORABLE Judge's Full Name, Judge of the District Court, and the following proceedings were had.
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19	(Recorded and Transcribed)

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APPENDIXC

INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL INVOICES
Name of Client (Actual person ordering and paying for transcript)
Date Ordered
Date Delivered
Case Name and Number
Number of Pages
Number of Copies
Type of Delivery Schedule
Discount
Refunds
Total Due
Certification of Reporter or Transcription Firm of Compliance with Fee and Transcript Format Prescribed by CJD

APPENDIXD

COMPUTATION OF TRANSCRIPT DELIVERY DATES
Transcripts delivery dates are computed from:
The date on which satisfactory financial arrangements for payment are made, except for transcripts to be paid for by the State of Colorado or free copies ordered by a judicial officer;
The date on which the appropriate Transcript Order is received by the reporter/transcriber when the transcript is to be paid for by the State of Colorado;
The date on which the court order is provided to the reporter/transcriber when a judicial officer has ordered a transcript.

APPENDIXE
COURT REPORTER ACKNOWLEDGMENT
(Concerning Stenographic and Electronic Notes) Judicial District

I acknowledge that all stenographic and electronic notes produced by me during the time I am employed by the Colorado Judicial Department are the property of the Colorado Judicial
Department.

I will regularly back up all electronic notes. Ifl produce paper notes, I will maintain them in a secure location and in an organized fashion according to local policy.

Should I leave the employment of the Colorado Judicial Department, I will ensure that all the electronic notes for the cases I have reported while a state employee are properly lodged on the server or that I have provided a backup copy on CD. I also will ensure that a current copy of my dictionary is on the server, with a backup copy on CD, and that all docket sheets are current as required by local policy. I will provide verification of same to the chief judge, court executive and managing court reporter.

I understand that I will be given first right of refusal regarding preparation of any transcripts on those cases I have reported so long as I provide the judicial district with my address, phone number and other contact information and keep that information current with the court executive, managing court reporter (if available) and chief judge, and provided I do not have any outstanding appeal transcripts beyond the 126 days allotted timeframe. If no longer employed by the Colorado Judicial Department, I understand I will be given first right of refusal if I left my employment in good standing.

Dated this 	

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Official Court Reporter

APPENDIXF OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER TOTAL COMPENSATION
The compensation package for official court reporters in the Judicial Department is based upon two components: salary paid by the Judicial Department and income generated from the production of transcripts. Transcription preparation is part of the official court reporters' essential functions upon which they are annually evaluated. This method of payment adequately compensates official court reporters for their status as professionals and also takes into consideration the costs borne by official court reporters.
Official court reporters provide their own computerized equipment and Realtime software to produce the record owned by the Judicial Department and simultaneously provide the instantaneous (Realtime) feed for the immediate use and benefit of court and counsel. Upon request, official court reporters are then responsible for transcribing their stenographic and electronic notes on their own equipment to produce the final transcript, which is provided to the court at no cost. Official court reporters, as a result, incur additional costs in order to ensure accurate and timely transcripts by employing support staff (i.e. scopists and proofreaders).

As professionals, the official court reporters are also required at their own expense to obtain and maintain Judicial Department mandated certifications, which require membership in professional organizations and yearly continuing education credits. By providing this compensation package, the Judicial Department reaps the benefit of state-of-the art advances in computer technology, but limits the burden on the state budget, relying instead on the per page rate (see Appendix A) paid in part by private parties.

Requiring reduced fees for non-Judicial Department state agencies (reduced by the elimination of the cost of copies for certain state agencies) serves to control and limit the transcript requests for nonessential proceedings. This method of payment also creates a built-in incentive for the timely preparation of transcripts and prevents unnecessary backlogs in our appellate courts while at the same time attracts and maintains qualified employees within our state. Realtime court reporting also complies with ADA requirements, when requested.

Court reporters must own and maintain their court reporting equipment, including hardware and software.

APPENDIXG

UNCERTIFIED TRANSCRIPT DISCLAIMER
The following transcript(s) of proceedings, or any

portion thereof, is being delivered UNEDITED AND

UNCERTIFIED by the official court reporter at the request

of the ordering party.

The purchaser agrees not to distribute this

uncertified and unedited transcript in any form (written or

electronic).	This is an unofficial transcript, which

shall NOT be relied upon for purposes of verbatim citation

of proceedings and shall not be filed as an attachment to

any court pleadings.	The judge in this case will be

provided a copy of an uncertified and unedited transcript.

This transcript has not been checked, proofread, or

corrected.	It is a draft transcript, NOT a certified

transcript.	As such, it may contain computer-generated

mistranslations of stenotype code or electronic.

transmission errors, resulting in inaccurate or nonsensical
word combinations, or untranslated stenotype symbols which
cannot be deciphered by non-stenotypists.	Corrections will
be made in the preparation of the certified transcript
resulting in differences in content, page and line numbers,
punctuation, and formatting.
This realtime uncertified and unedited transcript

contains no appearance page, certificate page, index, or
certification.