RULE 18 - RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

All traffic and criminal proceedings, except traffic arraignments, shall be recorded. Civil trials, hearings and other proceedings will only be recorded at the request of either counsel or party, if there is no counsel. Unless otherwise noted, the proceedings will be recorded by electric audio tape recording means. Upon order of Court, a party in any case may have a court reporter present to record the proceedings. No fees for court reporters will be taxed as cost or otherwise paid by anyone other than the party providing the court reporter, unless that party makes a timely motion prior to trial or hearing for the appointment of an official court reporter and requests in advance that such fees be taxed as costs. See Civil Rule 54(D) and Ohio Revised Code Section 1901.33.