The clerk of the trial court shall have the duty of preparing the record on appeal. He shall cause it to be lodged with the appellate court on or before the return day or any extension thereof. Failure of the clerk to prepare and lodge the record on appeal either timely or correctly shall not prejudice the appeal.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 178, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Acts 1984, No. 937, §1.