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(1) The Judicial Council shall by rule provide for a standard page format for transcripts of court hearings.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(c) and (e), the fee for a transcript of a court session, or any part of a court session, may not be more than $4.50 per page, which includes the initial preparation of the transcript and one certified copy.
(b) The preparer shall:
(i) deposit the original text file and printed transcript with the clerk of the court; and
(ii) provide the person requesting the transcript with the certified copy.
(c) The cost of additional copies of the transcript shall be as provided in Subsection 78A-2-301(1).
(d) The transcript for an appeal shall be prepared within the time period permitted by the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure.
(e) The fee for a transcript prepared:
(i) within three business days of the request, shall be 1-1/2 times the base rate; and
(ii) within one business day of the request, shall be double the base rate.
(3)
(a) When a transcript is ordered by the court, the fees shall be paid by the parties to the action in equal proportion or as ordered by the court.
(b) The fee for a transcript in a criminal case in which the defendant is found to be an indigent individual, as defined in Section 78B-22-102, shall be paid in accordance with Subsection 78B-22-203(3).
(4)
(a) The fee for the preparation of a transcript of a court hearing by an official court transcriber and the fee for the preparation of the transcript by a certified court reporter of a hearing before any court, referee, master, board, or commission of this state shall be:
(i) in accordance with Subsection (2); and
(ii) payable to the person preparing the transcript.
(b) Payment for a transcript under this section is the responsibility of the party requesting the transcript.