Warren-Forest Court of Common Pleas Thirty Seventh Judicial District
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

(a) The original transcript shall be available for the court. No person shall reproduce the original or a copy of the transcript by copy machine or other methods of image production. Any person making such a reproduction is liable to the reporter for the costs, and shall be liable for any other costs or damages as provided for by law.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by contract with the Court Reporter, all stenographic notes, tapes or other media used by a Court Reporter to record a proceeding shall remain in the custody of the Court for a period of seven (7) years except as hereinafter provided. Thereafter such records may be destroyed.

(c) In all first, second and third degree murder cases the stenographic notes, tapes or other media used by a court reporter to record a proceeding shall be safely stored, kept and maintained permanently and shall not be destroyed without specific court order pertaining thereto.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing subsections any interested party may petition the court to retain stenographic notes, tapes or other media used by court reporters to record a proceeding for additional periods of time and the court may enter a specific order in a specific case permitting a longer period of retention.

(e) The Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts shall not permit the original transcript or a copy thereof to leave their custody except for use by a judge, or by order of court, or for the use by an appellate court as required by law or rules of court.