3-5-604. Transcript of proceedings. (1) Each reporter must furnish, upon request, with all reasonable diligence, to a party or his attorney in a case in which he has attended the trial or hearing a transcript from his stenographic notes of the testimony and proceedings of the trial or hearing or a part thereof, upon payment by the person requiring the same of $2 per page for the original transcript, 50 cents per page for the first copy, 25 cents per page for each additional copy.
     (2) If the county attorney, attorney general, or judge requires a transcript in a criminal case, the reporter is entitled to his fees therefor, but he must furnish it. Upon furnishing it, he shall receive a certificate for the sum to which he is entitled. The reporter shall submit the certificate to the supreme court administrator who, in accordance with 3-5-902, is responsible for the prompt payment of all or a portion of the amount due the reporter. If the state, in accordance with 3-5-902, pays none or only a portion of the amount due, the county shall pay the balance upon receipt of a statement from the reporter.
     (3) If the judge requires a copy in a civil case to assist him in rendering a decision, the reporter must furnish the same without charge therefor. In civil cases, all transcripts required by the county shall be furnished, and only the reporter's actual costs of preparation may be paid by the county.
     (4) If it appears to the judge that a defendant in a criminal case is unable to pay for a transcript, it shall be furnished to him and paid for by the state in the manner provided in subsection (2) to the extent funds are available. The county shall pay the remainder as required in 3-5-901.

     History: En. Sec. 373, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6376, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8931, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8931, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 22, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 163, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 344, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1904; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 295, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 156, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 680, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 1, Sp. L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 704, L. 1991.