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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-33 > Chapter-33-22 > 33-22-19-1SECTION 33-22-19.1
§ 33-22-19.1 Record of probate courtproceedings. – (a) At the request of any party thereto, or at the request of the probate judgepresiding thereat, any proceedings held in probate court shall be recorded bythe probate clerk, by either electronic or stenographic means (the meansutilized to be determined by the probate clerk), which means are reasonablydesigned to produce a true and accurate verbatim transcription of suchproceedings.
(b) This section shall not be construed to prohibit a partyfrom privately recording or transcribing any probate court proceeding at his orher own expense, which private recording or transcript shall not be deemed partof the record of proceedings unless admitted by the probate court into evidenceas an exhibit, ordered by the probate court or stipulated to by the parties.Nothing contained herein shall preclude a party from purchasing a transcriptfrom the stenographer. This section shall not be construed as requiring a partyto record or transcribe the proceeding in order to take an appeal to superiorcourt.
(c) No city or town shall be obligated to assist a party toproduce a written or typed transcription from any proceeding other than ininstances where an appeal is claimed pursuant to the provisions of §33-23-1 et seq. In the event such an appeal is claimed, the appellant shall beresponsible for all transcription costs. If the city or town utilizeselectronic means to record proceedings, the probate clerk shall, upon request,provide the appellant's stenographer with accommodations to transcribe theoriginal tape recording on site or provide a true copy thereof to permittranscription off site. Physical possession of the original recording ortranscription notes shall remain with the probate court unless otherwiseordered by the superior court. The written transcript and electronic recordingshall be deemed a public record.
