When it appears to a party that an original recording should be preserved for a longer period for purposes of appeal, he or she shall be responsible for bringing a motion requesting any judge of the court to so order. Such a motion may be brought ex parte. The clerk-magistrate shall preserve an original recording for such longer period as a judge, acting upon motion or sua sponte, shall direct.
The cost of a cassette copy shall be as established by the Chief Administrative Justice of the Trial Court pursuant to G.L. c. 262, s. 4B. The clerk-magistrate may require prepayment of all or some portion of such cost. There shall be no cost for a cassette copy produced for the use of the court, the Attorney General's office, a district attorney's office, any other agency of the Commonwealth, a police prosecutor, or a party represented by an attorney provided by the Committee for Public Counsel Services. General Laws c. 261, ss. 27A-27G shall apply to any request on behalf of an indigent party who is not represented by an attorney provided by the Committee for Public Counsel Services, and in such case the cost of a cassette copy shall be deemed an "extra cost" as defined in s. 27A.
Any further dissemination of the cassette copy of a closed proceeding, or its contents, is permissible only:
Any person requesting a cassette copy shall take all reasonable precautions to assure compliance with the requirements of this rule, including notifying anyone permitted to use the cassette copy of such requirements. Any person violating any such requirement shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, including contempt proceedings.
Mass. Dist. Ct. & Mun. Ct. R. 211