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House File 339

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 602.6405, Code 1997, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  A magistrate shall cause all
  1  4 proceedings, trials, and hearings before the magistrate to be
  1  5 electronically recorded and maintained pursuant to rules
  1  6 prescribed by the supreme court.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  Section 631.11, subsection 3, Code 1997, is
  1  8 amended to read as follows:
  1  9    3.  RECORD.  Upon the trial, the judicial magistrate shall
  1 10 make detailed minutes of the testimony of each witness and
  1 11 append the exhibits or copies thereof to the record.  The
  1 12 proceedings upon trial shall not be reported by a certified
  1 13 court reporter, unless the party provides the reporter at such
  1 14 party's expense.  The If the proceedings are not reported by a
  1 15 certified court reporter, the magistrate, in the magistrate's
  1 16 discretion, may shall cause the proceedings upon trial to be
  1 17 reported recorded electronically.  If the proceedings are
  1 18 being electronically recorded and both parties shall be
  1 19 notified in advance of that recording.  If the proceedings
  1 20 have been reported recorded electronically the recording shall
  1 21 be retained under the jurisdiction of the magistrate unless
  1 22 appealed, and upon appeal shall be transcribed only by a
  1 23 person designated by the court under the supervision of the
  1 24 magistrate.  
  1 25                           EXPLANATION
  1 26    This bill provides that all trials, proceedings, and
  1 27 hearings before a magistrate shall be electronically recorded,
  1 28 and the recordings maintained, pursuant to rules prescribed by
  1 29 the supreme court.  The bill makes changes to the provisions
  1 30 governing small claims actions by requiring the proceedings to
  1 31 be recorded electronically if no court reporter is used.  
  1 32 LSB 1627HH 77
  1 33 ec/jw/5
     
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