A verbatim record of the proceedings and evidence at trials in the county court shall be maintained by electronic devices or by stenographic means, as the judge of the court may direct, except when such record may be unnecessary in certain proceedings pursuant to specific provisions of law.
Source: L. 64: p. 421, § 35. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-15-9. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 600, § 19, effective July 1.
ANNOTATION
Judge's discretion to employ court reporters instead of electronic recording devices is subject to availability of funds in judicial department's consolidated operating budget and approval of chief justice acting as executive head of judicial system. Yeager v. Quinn, 767 P.2d 766 (Colo. App. 1988).