The clerk of court shall file the transcript in the court record. The transcript shall be sealed for a period of ninety days from the date filed unless otherwise ordered by the court. During this time period, any copy of such transcript shall be obtained from the court reporter or transcriber at the rate provided by existing law.

Following the expiration of such period of time, unless otherwise sealed or declared confidential by court order or existing law, the filed transcript will be available for public inspection and copying through the clerk of courts office or through any other means of electronic court record access. Reproduction of the transcript may be provided on the same terms and conditions as any other document in the court record.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-15-10

  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.

Source: SL 2015, ch 266 (Supreme Court Rule 15-04), eff. July 1, 2015.