2013 California Rules of Court
Rule 8.915. Record of oral proceedings
(a) Appellant's election
The appellant must notify the trial court whether he or she elects to proceed with or without a record of the oral proceedings in the trial court. If the appellant elects to proceed with a record of the oral proceedings in the trial court, the notice must specify which form of the record of the oral proceedings in the trial court the appellant elects to use:
(1)
A statement on appeal under rule 8.916;
(2)If the court has a local rule for the appellate division permitting this, an official electronic recording of the proceedings under rule 8.917(c). The appellant must attach to the notice a copy of the stipulation required under rule 8.917(c); or
(3)A reporter's transcript under rules 8.918-8.920 or a transcript prepared from an official electronic recording of the proceedings under rule 8.917(b). If the appellant elects to use a reporter's transcript, the clerk must promptly mail a copy of appellant's notice making this election and the notice of appeal to each court reporter.
(b) Time for filing election
The notice of election required under (a) must be filed with the notice of appeal.
(c) Failure to file election
If the appellant does not file an election within the time specified in (b), the trial court clerk must promptly notify the appellant by mail that the election must be filed within 15 days after the notice is mailed and that failure to comply will result in the appeal proceeding without a record of the oral proceedings.
(Subd (c) adopted effective January 1, 2010.)
(d) Statement on appeal when proceedings cannot be transcribed or were not recorded
(1)If the appellant elects under (a) to use a reporter's transcript or a transcript prepared from an official electronic recording or the recording itself, the trial court clerk must notify the appellant within 10 days after the appellant files this election if any portion of the oral proceedings listed in rule 8.918 was not reported or officially recorded electronically or cannot be transcribed. The notice must indicate that the appellant may use a statement on appeal as the record of the portion of the proceedings that was not recorded or cannot be transcribed.
(2)Within 15 days after this notice is mailed by the clerk, the appellant must serve and file a notice with the court stating whether the appellant elects to use a statement on appeal as the record of the portion of the proceedings that was not recorded or cannot be transcribed.
(Subd (d) relettered effective January 1, 2010; adopted as subd (c).)
Rule 8.915 amended effective January 1, 2010; adopted effective January 1, 2009.
Advisory Committee Comment
Notice of Appeal and Record of Oral Proceedings (Infraction) (form CR-142) may be used to file the election required under this rule. This form is available at any courthouse or county law library or online at www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms. To assist appellants in making an appropriate election, courts are encouraged to include information about whether the proceedings were recorded by a court reporter or officially electronically recorded in any information that the court provides to parties concerning their appellate rights.