North Dakota Code 29-10.1-16 – Reporter – Transcript
1. Unless otherwise directed by the court, the grand jury shall appoint a competent reporter who must be sworn and who shall record in shorthand or stenotype notes, the testimony given in matters before the grand jury. Whenever an indictment is returned, and if so directed by the court, the reporter shall cause the testimony to be transcribed.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-10.1-16
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
2. Whenever the court directs the testimony to be transcribed, the reporter shall certify and file with the clerk of court the original and sufficient copies of the transcript so as to provide a copy for each person indicted and one for the state‘s attorney or prosecutor. The reporter shall complete the certification of the transcript within thirty days after the date of the order unless a different period of time is specified by the court.
3. All exhibits presented to the grand jury must be placed in the custody of the state’s attorney or prosecutor unless otherwise directed by the court.