Opinion ID: 1658779
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 26

Heading: Duties of Clerk; Preparation and Transmittal of Record.

Text: (1) The clerk of the lower tribunal shall prepare the record as follows: (A) Upon receipt of the transcript of proceedings from the court reporter(s), each page shall be consecutively numbered. The transcript of proceedings shall be securely bound in consecutively numbered volumes not to exceed 200 pages each. The clerk of the lower tribunal shall not be required to verify and shall not charge for the incorporation of the transcript of proceedings into the record. (B) The remainder of the record, including all supplements, shall be prepared as designated. Each page shall be consecutively numbered. The record shall be securely bound in consecutively numbered volumes not to exceed 200 pages each. The cover sheet of each volume shall contain the name of the lower tribunal and the style and number of the case. (2) The clerk of the lower tribunal shall prepare a complete index to the record. (3) The clerk of the lower tribunal shall certify and transmit the record to the court as prescribed by these rules; provided that when the parties stipulate or the lower tribunal orders that the original record be retained, the clerk shall prepare and transmit a certified copy. (e) Duty of Appellant or Petitioner. The burden to insure that the record is prepared and transmitted in accordance with these rules shall be on the petitioner or appellant. Any party may enforce the provisions of this rule by motion.