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 |