(11) County indigent transcript means a transcript that is paid for from county funds and is for the use on behalf of a litigant who has been declared indigent by a court. The county indigent transcript will also include any requests from the local Prosecutor’s Office.
(12) State indigent transcript means a transcript that is paid for from state funds and is for the use on behalf of a litigant who has been declared indigent by a court.
(13) Private transcript means a transcript that is paid for by a private party, but not limited to a deposition transcript.
(14) Expedited means transcripts which are requested to be completed within three (3) days.
(15) Rush/Overnight means transcripts which are requested to be completed within twenty-four (24) hours.
(B) Section Two. Salaries and Per Page Fees.
(1) Court Reporters shall be paid an annual salary for time spent working under the control, direction and direct supervision of their supervising court during any regular work hours, gap hours or overtime hours. The supervising court shall inform the court reporter the manner in which the court reporter is to be compensated for gap and overtime hours, by receiving compensatory time off regular work hours.
(2) The maximum per page fee a court reporter may charge for the preparation of a county indigent, State indigent, or private transcript shall be $5.50, including cover pages; $1.00 per page for a paper copy of a transcript provided to the Public Defender’s Office or the Prosecutor’s Office; and .50¢ per exhibit. The fee for an “expedited” transcript (preparation within three (3) days) on a county case shall be $7.50 per page. The court reporter shall submit a claim voucher to the supervising judge for approval of payment by the county for the preparation of any county indigent transcripts.
(3) If a court reporter is requested to prepare an indigent “rush/overnight” transcript (preparation within twenty-four (24) hours or less), the per page fee shall be $8.50.
(4) An additional labor charge approximating the hourly rate based upon the court reporter’s annual fixed compensation as reflected in the court budget, may be charged for the time spent binding the transcript and exhibit binders. The labor charge shall not exceed two (2) hours, unless unusual circumstances permit the submission of a recapitulation enumerating the hours spent beyond the two (2) hour base.
(5) The Index and Table of Contents pages shall be charged at the per page rate being charged for transcript preparation either for county, state or private cases.
(6) A minimum fee up to $35.00 per transcript shall be allowed for transcripts under eight (8) pages.
(7) The court reporter or designated court employee shall report, at least on an annual basis, all transcript fees received for the preparation of county indigent, state indigent or private transcripts to the Indiana Supreme Court Office of Judicial