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 PUBLIC LAW 97-164—APR. 2, 1982 ings as a judge of the court may direct or as may be required by rule or order of court as may be requested by any party to the proceeding. "The reporter or other individual designated to produce the record shall attach his official certificate to the original shorthand notes or other original records so taken and promptly file them with the clerk who shall preserve them in the public records of the court for not less than ten years. "The reporter or other individual designated to produce the record shall transcribe and certify such parts of the record of proceedings as may be required by any rule or order of court, including all arraignments, pleas, and proceedings in connection with the imposition of sentence in criminal cases unless they have been recorded by electronic sound recording as provided in this subsection and the original records so taken have been certified by him and filed with the clerk as provided in this subsection. He shall also transcribe and certify such other parts of the record of proceedings as may be required by rule or order of court. Upon the request of any party to any proceeding which has been so recorded who has agreed to pay the fee therefor, or of a judge of the court, the reporter or other individual designated to produce the record shall promptly transcribe the original records of the requested parts of the proceedings and attach to the transcript his official certificate, and deliver the same to the party or judge making the request. "The reporter or other designated individual shall promptly deliver to the clerk for the records of the court a certified copy of any transcript so made. "The transcript in any case certified by the reporter or other individual designated to produce the record shall be deemed prima facie a correct statement of the testimony taken and proceedings had. No transcripts of the proceedings of the court shall be considered as official except those made from the records certified by the reporter or other individual designated to produce the record. "The original notes or other original records and the copy of the transcript in the office of the clerk shall be open during office hours to inspection by any person without charge.". (b) The regulations promulgated by the Judicial Conference pursuant to subsection (b) of section 753 of title 28, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, shall not take effect before one year after the effective date of this Act. During the one-year period after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Judicial Conference shall experiment with the different methods of recording court proceedings. Prior to the effective date of such regulations, the law and regulations in effect the day before the date of enactment of this Act shall remain in full force and effect.

96 STAT. 57

Record preservation.

Transcripts.

Records, inspection availability. Regulations, effective date. 28 USC 753 note.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 402. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions of this Act 28 USC 171 note, shall take effect on October 1, 1982. EFFECT ON PENDING CASES

SEC. 403. (a) Any case pending before the Court of Claims on the 28 USC 171 note, effective date of this Act in which a report on the merits has been filed by a commissioner, or in which there is pending a request for

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