Rule 8-415 - Procedures Applicable when Lower Court Record is Made by Videotape Recording(a) Scope. This Rule applies to an appeal from a judgment in any proceeding recorded by means of videotape recording pursuant to Rule 16-504.(b)Transcript.(1)Generally. Unless the appellate court upon motion or on its own initiative orders otherwise, a transcript shall be ordered and prepared as in other appeals. The transcript shall be ordered from the person designated by the County Administrative Judge to arrange for the transcription of videotape recordings. If the appellate court orders that no transcript or less than a full transcript be filed, a party may obtain a transcript at the party's expense for use in preparing the appeal.(2)Certification. The person preparing the transcript need not certify attendance at the proceeding, but shall certify that the transcript represents a complete and accurate rendition of the videotape.(c)Record on Appeal. Unless the appellate court orders otherwise, the videotape shall not be transmitted to the appellate court as part of the record.(d)When Transcript Not Prepared. If the appellate court has ordered that a transcript not be prepared, the parties shall, subject to Rule 8-501, include in a record extract a designation of those parts of the videotape material to the questions presented. Upon receipt of the record extract, the appellate court may order a party to file as a supplement to the record extract a transcription of any part of the videotape directed by the court. The appellant's brief shall be filed within 60 days after the filing of the record.Md. R. Rev. Ct. App. & Spec. App. 8-415
Adopted Nov. 22, 1989, eff. 1/1/1990. Amended June 5, 1996, eff. 1/1/1997; 4/8/1997, eff. 7/1/1997; 6/6/2016, eff. 7/1/2016.HISTORICAL NOTES
2016 Orders
The June 6, 2016, order revised an internal reference in the Rule.