Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 2473 - Minimum Transcript Format Standards
(a) A reporter licensed under Chapter 13,
Division 3 of the Code shall comply with the following transcript format
standards when producing a transcript in a legal proceeding. If a reporter is
employed by a court, either as an official or pro tem official reporter, the
transcript format set forth by state or local rules of court, or adopted by
that jurisdiction, if any, will supersede. If there are no transcript format
guidelines established within a jurisdiction, the following minimum transcript
format standards shall apply:
(1) No fewer
than 25 typed text lines per page;
(2) A full line of text shall be no less than
56 characters unless timestamping is used, in which case no fewer than 52
characters shall be used on a full line of text;
(3) Timestamping may only be printed on a
transcript under any of the following circumstances:
(A) when a deposition is
videotaped;
(B) when requested by
counsel on the record, or
(C) when
a transcript will have not less than 56 characters per line.
(4) Left-hand margin is defined as
the first character of a line of text;
(5) Each question and answer is to begin on a
separate line;
(6) Text is to begin
no more than 10 spaces from the left margin. "Q" and "A" Symbols shall appear
within the first 8 spaces from the left-hand margin;
(7) Carry-over "Q" and "A" lines to begin at
the left-hand margin;
(8) Colloquy
and paragraphed material to begin no more than 10 spaces from the left-hand
margin with carry-over colloquy to the left-hand margin;
(9) Quoted material to begin no more than 14
spaces from the left-hand margin with carry-over lines to begin no more than 10
spaces from the left-hand margin;
(10) Parenthetical and exhibit markings of
two lines or more shall be no less than 35 characters per line; and
(11) In colloquy, text shall begin no more
than two spaces after the colon following speaker "ID."
(b) Failure to comply with these minimum
standards, as noted above, constitutes grounds for disciplinary
action.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 8007, 8008 and 8025, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 8015 and 8025, Business and Professions Code.
2. New subsections (a)(3)-(a)(3)(C), subsection renumbering and amendment of newly designated subsection (a)(6) filed 7-31-2002; operative 8-30-2002 (Register 2002, No. 31).
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