Administrative Office of the Courts, Court Reporting Department

Instructions for Ordering Transcripts 

The court reporting department maintains recordings or stenographic notes for these types of proceedings only:

Hearings before a General Magistrate

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

or Hearing Officer

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Advisories

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Felony hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Capital-case hearings

 

Steno Court Reporting Dept.

First- and second-degree felony trials

 

Steno Court Reporting Dept.

Third-degree felony trials

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Misdemeanor hearings and trials

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Civil traffic infractions and county ordinance violations -

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Pinellas County only

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Dependency hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Shelter hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Waiver of parental notification of abortion

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Termination of parental rights trials

 

Steno Court Reporting Dept.

Termination of parental rights hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Delinquency hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Domestic Violence hearings (limited by type)

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Return hearings, dating, sexual and repeat violence proceedings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Guardianship hearings (limited by type)

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Adjudication of incapacity

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Appointment of a guardian

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Modification, termination or revocation of the adjudication of incapacity

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Restoration of capacity

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Jimmy Ryce hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Jimmy Ryce trials

 

Steno Court Reporting Dept.

 

1. Fill out the transcript request form in its entirety.  The transcript request form is available for pick up from any of the court reporting offices listed below, or the form can be retrieved online at http://www.jud6.org/LegalCommunity/CourtReporters/TranscriptReqForm.htm.

2. Return (mail, fax, hand-delivery or e-mail) the completed form to one of the offices listed below.

3. A member of the court reporting department will contact you with the estimated cost of transcription.

4. One-half of the estimated cost of transcription must be received by the court reporting department prior to commencement of transcription. 

5. Check, cashier’s check and money order are acceptable forms of payment, made payable to STATE OF FLORIDA.  Credit and debit cards are accepted at the court reporting department only; you cannot pay over the telephone or internet.  You must be present to swipe your card.

6. Transcripts will be produced within 30 days of receipt of payment of the deposit.  Additional fees apply for expedited transcription.  No more than 60 pages per day can be expected to be produced when ordering an expedited transcript.

7. Partial proceedings are limited to:  Testimony of a witness, plea negotiations, plea colloquy, sentencing, court’s final ruling, jury selection, opening statement, closing statement, and verdict.  Proceedings will not be broken down any further than as stated herein.

8. Indigent for costs:  If you or your client has been found to be indigent for costs, please provide a court order granting transcription to be paid by the Justice Administrative Commission.

9. Appeals:  Please provide Designations to the Court Reporter.  Appeals are generally an original and two copies (one copy for each party to the case), and the original and copies are sent to the Clerk of Court, Appeals, for processing.  You will not receive a copy directly from the court reporting department unless you order an extra copy and pay for it.  If you or your client is indigent for costs, please provide a court order granting transcription to be paid by the Justice Administrative Commission.

10. Juvenile proceedings (dependency, delinquency, shelter, TPR, adoption, WPN):  If you are not a parent, guardian or attorney of record, please provide a court order allowing you to request transcription.

11. In camera proceedings:  Please provide a court order allowing transcription.

12. Guardianship proceedings:  Please provide a court order allowing transcription.

13. When transcription is complete, you will be given the final cost.  The transcript must be paid for in full prior to its release.  You will be responsible for payment of the full balance due for the transcript whether or not you pick it up.

Pinellas County Court Reporting Offices
(Pinellas County Digital Court Reporting)
Administrative Office of the Courts
Digital Court Reporting Department
Pinellas county Justice Center
14250 49th Street N., Ste. H2000
Clearwater, FL 33762
Phone: 727-453-7474
Fax: 727-453-7476
E-mail: DCRreporter@jud6.org
(Pinellas County Steno Court Reporting)
Administrative Office of the Courts
Steno Court Reporting Department
Pinellas county Justice Center
14250 49th Street N., Ste. 1500
Clearwater, FL 33762
Phone: 727-453-7233
Fax: 727-453-7488
E-mail: StenoCR@jud6.org
Pasco County Steno and Digital Court Reporting Offices
Administrative Office of the Courts
Court Reporting Department
West Pasco Judicial Center, Room 201
7530 Little Road
New Port Richey, FL 34653
Phone: 727-847-8156
Fax: 727-847-8159
E-mail: wpreporter@jud6.org
Administrative Office of the Courts
Court Reporting Department
Robert D. Sumner Building, Room 124
38053 Live Oak Avenue
Dade City, FL 33523
Phone: 352-521-4375
Fax: 352-521-4118
E-mail: epreporter@jud6.org


Instructions for Ordering Audio CDs

The court reporting department maintains recordings or stenographic notes for these types of proceedings only:

Hearings before a General Magistrate

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

or Hearing Officer

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Advisories

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Felony hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Capital-case hearings

 

Steno Court Reporting Dept. (audio not available)

First- and second-degree felony trials

 

Steno Court Reporting Dept. (audio not available)

Third-degree felony trials

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Misdemeanor hearings and trials

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Civil traffic infractions and county ordinance violations -

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Pinellas County only

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Dependency hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Shelter hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Waiver of parental notification of abortion

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Termination of parental rights trials

 

Steno Court Reporting Dept. (audio not available)

Termination of parental rights hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Delinquency hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Domestic Violence hearings (limited by type)

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Return hearings, dating, sexual and repeat violence proceedings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Guardianship hearings (limited by type)

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Adjudication of incapacity

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Appointment of a guardian

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Modification, termination or revocation of the adjudication of incapacity

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Restoration of capacity

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Jimmy Ryce hearings

 

Digital Court Reporting Dept.

Jimmy Ryce trials

 

Steno Court Reporting Dept. (audio not available)

1. Fill out the CD request form in its entirety.  The CD request form is available for pick up from any of the court reporting offices listed below, or the form can be retrieved online at http://www.jud6.org/LegalCommunity/CourtReporters/CDReqForm.htm.

2. Return (mail, fax, hand-delivery or e-mail) the completed form to one of the offices listed below.

3. CDs must be paid for in advance.  Check, cashier’s check and money order are acceptable forms of payment, made payable to STATE OF FLORIDA.  Credit and debit cards are accepted at the court reporting department only; you cannot pay over the telephone or internet.  You must be present to swipe your card.

4. Please allow 10 days for completion.   Additional fees apply if the requested delivery date is less than 10 days.

5. There is a fee for each CD produced and each CD will contain no more than four hours of recorded proceedings.

6. Partial proceedings are limited to:  Testimony of a witness, plea negotiations, plea colloquy, sentencing, court’s final ruling, jury selection, opening statement, closing statement, and verdict.  Proceedings will not be broken down any further than as stated herein.

7. Indigent for costs:  If you or your client has been found indigent for costs, please provide a court order granting CD production to be paid by the Justice Administrative Commission.

8. Juvenile proceedings (dependency, delinquency, shelter, TPR, adoption, WPN):  If you are not a parent, guardian or attorney of record, please provide a court order allowing you to request an audio CD.

9. In camera proceedings:  Please provide a court order allowing production of an audio CD.

10. Guardianship proceedings:  Please provide a court order allowing production of an audio CD.

11. When the audio CD has been produced, you will be contacted to pick it up.

12. Audio CDs of proceedings are not the official record.  The official record is the typed transcript of proceedings, produced by Administrative Office of the Courts Court Reporting Department staff or its contractor.

13. Audio CDs are not available if the proceeding was reported by a stenographic court reporter.

Court Reporting Offices
Administrative Office of the Courts
Court Reporting Department
Pinellas county Justice Center
14250 49th Street N., Ste. H2000
Clearwater, FL 33762
Phone: 727-453-7474
Fax: 727-453-7476
E-mail: DCRreporter@jud6.org
 
Administrative Office of the Courts
Court Reporting Department
West Pasco Judicial Center, Room 201
7530 Little Road
New Port Richey, FL 34653
Phone: 727-847-8156
Fax: 727-847-8159
E-mail: wpreporter@jud6.org
 
Administrative Office of the Courts
Court Reporting Department
Robert D. Sumner Building, Room 124
38053 Live Oak Avenue
Dade City, FL 33523
Phone: 352-521-4375
Fax: 352-521-4118
E-mail: epreporter@jud6.org