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House File 237

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Bill Introduced: H.J. 294
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 602.6405, Code 1999, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  A magistrate shall cause all trials
  1  4 before the magistrate which are not reported by a certified
  1  5 court reporter to be electronically recorded.
  1  6    Sec. 2.  Section 631.11, subsection 3, Code 1999, is
  1  7 amended to read as follows:
  1  8    3.  RECORD.  Upon the trial, the judicial magistrate shall
  1  9 make detailed minutes of the testimony of each witness and
  1 10 append the exhibits or copies thereof to the record.  The
  1 11 proceedings upon trial shall not be reported by a certified
  1 12 court reporter, unless the party provides the reporter at such
  1 13 party's expense.  The If the proceedings are not reported by a
  1 14 certified court reporter, the magistrate, in the magistrate's
  1 15 discretion, may shall cause the proceedings upon trial to be
  1 16 reported recorded electronically.  If the proceedings are
  1 17 being electronically recorded and both parties shall be
  1 18 notified in advance of that recording.  If the proceedings
  1 19 have been reported recorded electronically the recording shall
  1 20 be retained under the jurisdiction of the magistrate unless
  1 21 appealed, and upon appeal shall be transcribed only by a
  1 22 person designated by the court under the supervision of the
  1 23 magistrate.  
  1 24                           EXPLANATION
  1 25    This bill provides that all trials before a magistrate,
  1 26 which are not reported by a certified court reporter, shall be
  1 27 electronically recorded, and the recordings maintained,
  1 28 pursuant to rules prescribed by the supreme court.  The bill
  1 29 makes changes to the provisions governing small claims actions
  1 30 by requiring the proceedings to be recorded electronically if
  1 31 no court reporter is used.  
  1 32 LSB 2204HH 78
  1 33 ec/jw/5

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