Wisconsin § 885.47 - Videotape playback equipment.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 885.47 — Videotape playback equipment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 885.47. Videotape playback equipment.
885.47(1) (1) Playback equipment. Each court may establish rules providing for the availability of playback or reproducing equipment. Such rules shall provide for an adequately trained operator. Minimum playback equipment shall be a videotape player of a commonly available type and one monitor having at least a 14 inch diagonal screen. Color equipment is not required. If a party uses videotape which is not compatible with the available playback equipment, the party shall furnish playback equipment or convert the videotape to a format compatible with the available playback equipment at the party’s expense, which shall not be chargeable as costs. 885.47 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d xiii (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 101 Wis. 2d xi (1981); Sup. Ct. Order, 141 Wis. 2d xxxv (1987). 885.47 Note Judicial Council Committee’s Note, 1975: Sub. (2) [(1)]. Each court in Wisconsin is encouraged to establish rules for making available videotape playback or reproducing equipment. Such availability could be secured through purchase, leasing, rental, or borrowing from another court. Each court establishing such rules must provide for a trained videotape operator. [Re Order effective Jan. 1, 1976] subch. III of ch. 885 SUBCHAPTER III USE OF VIDEOCONFERENCING IN THE CIRCUIT COURTS
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Section 885.47 ("Videotape playback equipment.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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