2:5-3. Preparation and Filing of Transcript; Statement of Proceedings; Prescribed
Transcript Request Form
(a) . . . no change
(b) . . . no change
(c) . . . no change
(d) Deposit for Transcript; Payment Completion. The appellant, if not the State
or a political subdivision thereof, shall, at the time of making the request for the
transcript, deposit with the reporter or the clerk of the court or agency from whom a
transcript is ordered, either the estimated cost of the transcript as determined by the
court reporter, clerk or agency, or the sum of $ 500.00 for each day or fraction thereof of
trial or hearing. If the appellant is the State or a political subdivision thereof, it shall
provide a voucher to the reporter or the clerk or the agency for billing for the cost of the
transcript. The reporter, clerk or agency, as the case may be, shall upon completion of
the transcript, bill or reimburse the appellant, as appropriate, for any sum due for the
preparation of the transcript or overpayment made therefore. If the appellant is indigent
and is entitled to have a transcript of the proceedings below furnished without charge for
use on appeal, either the trial or the appellate court, on application, may order the
transcript prepared at public expense. Unless the indigent defendant is represented by
the Public Defender or that office is otherwise obligated by law to provide the transcript
to an indigent, the court may [shall] order the transcript of the proceedings below
furnished at the county's expense if the appeal involves prosecution for violation of a
statute and at the municipality's expense if the appeal involves prosecution for violation
of an ordinance.
(e) . . . no change
(f) . . . no change.
