Administration. The reporting shall be made on forms prescribed by the Office of Judicial Administration.

(8) The preparation of any transcript for payment shall not be performed during regular work hours, including but not limited to, transcribing, copying, or other functions related to the compilation of the transcript.

(9) An electronic or digital copy of any transcript that has already been prepared will not be assessed a fee, unless the court reporter is supplying the media, in which a fee of $10.00 will be charged.

(C) Section Three. Private Practice

(1) If a court reporter elects to engage in private practice through the recording of a deposition and/or preparing of a deposition transcript, all such private practice work shall be conducted outside of regular work hours and the court reporter will not be allowed to utilize the court equipment to do so.

(D) Section Four. Supplies

(1) All supplies for County or State indigent transcripts, i.e., transcript paper, binders and copy paper shall be provided through the court system’s office supply account.

(2) All supplies for Private transcripts, i.e., transcript paper, binders and copy paper shall be the responsibility of the court reporter. The court reporter will not be allowed to charge for the cost of such supplies due to the allotted fee approved herein for the preparation of a private transcript.

(As amended effective September 24, 2002, further amended July 13, 2018; further Amended effective January 1, 2020; further Amended effective January 10, 2025)

The following local rule regarding selection of special judges where a special judge does not accept a civil case under TR 79(D), is now adopted by the undersigned judges of the Delaware Circuit Court, in conjunction with the other Courts of Administrative District 15.

(A) Conflicts by Circuit Court No. 2 Judge in DR (Domestic Relations) and JP (Juvenile Paternity) cases from Title IV-D Court.