N.M. R. Rcdg. Jud. Proc. 22-504

As amended through November 1, 2024

Rule 22-504 - Retention of notes

A.Retention periods. Official court reporters shall retain their notes in accordance with the Supreme Court approved records retention schedule. All other certified court reporters shall retain:

(1) untranscribed shorthand or tape or other recorded notes of depositions or other proceedings, other than trial proceedings, for not less than three (3) years;

(2) notes of transcribed depositions or other proceedings described in Subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, shall be retained for not less than one (1) year by the certified court reporter who reported the judicial proceedings.

B.Storage of notes. The original paper notes shall be retained or an electronic copy of either the shorthand notes or the English transcript of the notes shall be stored on computer disks, cassettes, backup tape systems or optical or laser disk systems. All such notes shall be safely stored and appropriately identified and dated by the court reporter. Notes of all trial or other courtroom proceedings, whether transcribed or not, shall be delivered to the clerk of the court or court administrator as provided under the Supreme Court's record retention schedule.

N.M. R. Rcdg. Jud. Proc. 22-504

As amended, effective 12/1/1993;3/15/1995;2/16/2004.

ANNOTATIONS The 2003 amendment, effective February 16, 2004, designated the former undesignated first sentence of the section as present Paragraph A and parts of that former sentence as present Subparagraphs (1) and (2) of that paragraph, deleted the former second sentence concerning the preservation of original shorthand notes, and designated the remaining former sentences as present Paragraph B, and in Paragraph A added the present introductory language and present first sentence, substituted "other certified court reporters" for "certified court reporters other than official reporters who are governed by the Supreme Court approved records retention schedule" in th introductory language, inserted "or other" in Subparagraph (1), and substituted "in Subparagraph (1) of this paragraph" for "hereinabove" in Subparagraph (2), and in the first sentence of Paragraph B added the introductory language, substituted "the original paper notes shall be retained" for "storage shall be through the original paper notes" and "disk" for "disc," and inserted "shall be stored". The 1995 amendment, effective March 15, 1995, added the second and third sentences. The 1993 amendment, effective December 1, 1993, inserted "other than official reporters who are governed by the Supreme Court approved records retention schedule" near the beginning and substituted "one (1) year by the certified court reporter who reported the judicial proceeding" for "six (6) months" near the end of the first sentence.