§ 5-3-403 — Duties generally; oath; furnishing transcripts

Such reporter shall be in constant attendance upon the judge of
said court at all times, and shall be the clerk and stenographer
of the judge, and he shall be sworn to the faithful performance
of his duty, and take the oath of office required in the
constitution of this state, and shall remain in attendance on
the court, and take full stenographic notes in cases tried
during said attendance, of all testimony or admissions made by
either side, objections to the introduction of testimony, the
ruling of the court thereon, the exceptions taken thereto, and
such other proceedings as the court may direct, and shall
preserve such stenographic notes and furnish a transcript
thereof, or of any part of same, upon the request of any party
having an interest therein, provided, however, that if no
request for such transcript shall be made to the court reporter
for a period of ten (10) years subsequent to the hearing of any
cause wherein stenographic records have been taken, the said
court reporter may destroy his original stenographic records,
and, provided, further, however, that if a transcript shall be
furnished any party as provided herein, then and in that event,
the court reporter may destroy his original stenographic records
within a period of ten (10) years from and after the furnishing
of said transcript to the party or parties ordering same.