Tennessee § 40-14-307 - Duties of designated reporter — Party permitted private reporter.

§ 40-14-307. Duties of designated reporter — Party permitted private reporter.

A designated reporter shall attend every stage of each criminal case before the court and shall record verbatim, by a method prescribed or approved by the administrative director, all proceedings had in open court and other proceedings as the judge may direct. The reporter shall attach the reporter's official certificate to the records so taken and promptly file them with the clerk of the court, who shall preserve them as a part of the records of the trial. A party at the party's own expense may retain a reporter other than the reporter provided under this part to record and transcribe the proceedings and a transcript so prepared may be used for purpose of appeal, as provided by law. Acts 1965, ch. 221, § 7; T.C.A., § 40-2035; Acts 1993, ch. 66, § 61. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 24.33. Law Reviews. Guidelines for Juvenile Court Practice (Andrew J. Shookhoff), 19 No. 2 Tenn. B.J. 5 (1983). Attorney General Opinions. Audio recordings and stenographic notes of a criminal proceeding utilized by a reporter for preparing the transcript are part of the record that the reporter must file with the court clerk and the clerk is required to retain and store these recordings and notes, OAG 08-190 (12/29/08). Pursuant to T.C.A. § 18-1-202 , the clerk may dispose of audio recordings and stenographic notes of a criminal proceeding if the final disposition of the case took place more than ten years previously, OAG 08-190 (12/29/08).