Rhode Island § 8-5-4 § 8-5-4. Court reporters and electronic court reporters — Supplies and preservation of notes and other materials.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 8-5-4 — § 8-5-4. Court reporters and electronic court reporters — Supplies and preservation of notes and other materials.

Rhode Island § 8-5-4

Title 8Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts

Ch. 8-5Court Secretaries, Court Reporters, and Electronic Court Reporters

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-4 (2026).

Text

§ 8-5-4. Court reporters and electronic court reporters — Supplies and preservation of notes
               and other materials.
All books, papers, recording media, and supplies necessary for use by court reporters
            and electronic court reporters shall be furnished by the state, and the notebooks
            used and notes and recordings taken by them shall be the property of the state and
            be deposited with the clerk of the court in Providence county; provided, the clerk
            shall not be required to preserve the notebooks and notes and recordings beyond the
            period of fifteen (15) years.
         

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§ 8-5-4. Court reporters and electronic court reporters — Supplies and preservation of notes and other materials.

All books, papers, recording media, and supplies necessary for use by court reporters and electronic court reporters shall be furnished by the state, and the notebooks used and notes and recordings taken by them shall be the property of the state and be deposited with the clerk of the court in Providence county; provided, the clerk shall not be required to preserve the notebooks and notes and recordings beyond the period of fifteen (15) years.

Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 70; P.L. 1907, ch. 1420, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 278, § 2; P.L. 1913, ch. 907, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2162, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 328, § 3; P.L. 1929, ch. 1401, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1541, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 503, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1668, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 8-5-4; P.L. 1981, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 206, § 2.