Cass County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Transcript fee report

Court reporters must report transcript fees to the Indiana Supreme Office of Court Services at least annually, using forms prescribed by the Office of Court Services.

Each court reporter shall report, at least on an annual basis, all transcript fees received for the preparation of either county indigent, state indigent or private transcripts to the Indiana Supreme Office of Court Services. The reporting shall be made on forms prescribed by the Office of Court Services.

Applies to

Claim

A court reporter must submit a claim to the county for preparing any indigent transcript.

the court reporter shall submit a claim to the county for the preparation of any indigent transcripts.

Applies to

Written agreement

If a court reporter uses court equipment, workspace, and supplies for private deposition work with the court's agreement, the court and reporter must enter a written agreement specifying the market rate, recordkeeping method, and reimbursement method.

If a court reporter elects to engage in private practice through the recording of a deposition and/or preparing of a deposition transcript, and the court reporter desires to utilize the court's equipment, work space and supplies, and the court agrees to the use of the court equipment for such purpose, the court and the court reporter shall enter a written agreement which must, at a minimum, designate the following: (a) The reasonable market rate for the use of equipment, work space and supplies, (b) The method by which records are to be kept for court use of equipment, work space and supplies, and (c) The method by which the court reporter is to reimburse the court for the use of the equipment, work space a supply,

Applies to

Written agreement

The supervising court must enter a written agreement with court reporters specifying how gap and overtime hours will be compensated.

The supervising court shall enter into a written agreement with the court reporters which outlines the manner in which the court reporter is to be compensated for gap and overtime hours, i.e., monetary compensation or compensatory time off regular work hours.