Rule 5.04 - Request for Preparation of Transcript(a) Upon receipt by the circuit clerk of a written request for preparation of a transcript from a case recorded by electronic sound recording, the clerk shall collect a deposit, if required, for the cost based upon the current statutory rate. The clerk shall then promptly order the transcript from the Office of State Courts Administrator or the official court reporter. The deposit shall be accounted for by the clerk as other costs in the case. State agencies shall pay the costs of preparing transcripts unless otherwise provided by law. State agencies are not required to make an advance deposit.(b) The Office of State Courts Administrator, an approved contractor, or an official court reporter shall prepare all transcripts of cases recorded on electronic sound recordings.(c) All Supreme Court rules applicable to the preparation, form, and content of transcripts prepared by an official court reporter shall apply to transcripts prepared from electronic recording devices.(d) Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 22.10, in all cases of homicide, a verbatim record of the testimony at the preliminary examination shall be made. It shall be transcribed upon the written request of the state or defendant. Costs for the preparation of a transcript shall be paid by the requesting party.(e) All requests for the preparation of a transcript on appeal shall be made in the manner and within the time prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 81.12.Approved for publication Aug. 21, 1995; Amended March 20, 2001, Effective 4/1/2001; Amended October 9, 2001, Effective 1/1/2002. Amended June 1, 2004, Effective 7/1/2004; amended September 3, 2019, eff. 9/3/2019.