State
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ER in grand jury proceedings
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Alabama |
Court reporters and ER may be used in grand jury hearings. |
Alaska |
All proceedings before the grand jury are electronically recorded. |
Arizona |
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Arkansas |
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California |
Court reporters are used in grand jury hearings. |
Colorado |
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Connecticut |
Court reporters and ER may be used in grand jury hearings. A grand juror may express personal preference, and when possible, it will be honored. |
Delaware |
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Florida |
Court reporters or ER may be used in grand jury hearings. Grand jury proceedings are not transcribed unless there is a court order. This suggests that most judicial circuits use stenographers because there is a greater likelihood of needing a transcript in grand jury proceedings. |
Georgia |
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Hawaii |
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Idaho |
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Illinois |
Court reporters are used in grand jury hearings. |
Indiana |
Court reporters and ER may be used to record hearings. Grand juries employ the same method used in regular proceedings. |
Iowa |
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Kansas |
Court reporters are used when there is a grand jury hearing. |
Kentucky |
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Louisiana |
There is not a mandate specifying court reporters must be used as opposed to ER. Nearly all proceedings use court reporters. |
Maine |
Court reporters or ER may be used in grand jury hearings. |
Maryland |
Differs by county. |
Massachusetts |
Court reporters are used to transcribe grand jury hearings. |
Michigan |
ER and court reporters may be used in grand jury hearings. |
Minnesota |
Court reporters are used in all grand jury hearings. |
Mississippi |
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Missouri |
ER is used for grand jury hearings. |
Montana |
Court reporters are used in grand jury hearings. |
Nebraska |
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Nevada |
Differs by county; some use ER, others use a court reporter. |
New Hampshire |
On occasion stenographers are used, but recording testimony of a grand jury hearing is not done regularly. |
New Jersey |
Completely done by ER |
New Mexico |
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New York |
Stenographic court reporters are used. |
North Carolina |
Generally, grand jury proceedings are not recorded. In the rare event of an investigative grand jury, court reporters are used. |
North Dakota |
Court reporters are used in grand jury hearings. |
Ohio |
The decision is made by each county. Some use court reporters, some use ER. |
Oklahoma |
Court reporters are exclusively used in grand jury hearings. |
Oregon |
ER is primarily used, although in some extraordinary cases, a judge can ask for a court reporter. |
Pennsylvania |
Court reporters are used in all grand jury hearings. |
Rhode Island |
ER is primarily used. |
South Carolina |
ER and court reporters may be used. |
South Dakota |
ER is allowed, but Court reporters are still often used. |
Tennessee |
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Texas |
ER and court reporters may be used. |
Utah |
ER and court reporters may be used. |
Vermont |
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Virginia |
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Washington |
Court reporters are used for all hearings with a jury. Recordings may be used for all other proceedings. |
West Virginia |
ER and court reporters may be used in grand jury hearings. |
Wisconsin |
Either may be used. ER and DAR are encouraged. |
Wyoming |
Completely done by ER |