Rule 5.532.Court reporter; transcripts
Division 3. Juvenile Rules · Chapter 3. General Conduct of Juvenile Court Proceedings · Last amended 2007 · Last verified September 10, 2026
Full Text of Rule 5.532
Plain-English Summary
Where the hearing is before a judge — or a referee acting as a temporary judge by stipulation — an official court reporter or other authorized reporting procedure must record all proceedings. Where it is before a referee not acting as a temporary judge, recording is at the judge’s direction.
That distinction has consequences beyond the record itself: under rule 5.542, a rehearing must be granted as of right where the proceedings before a referee were not recorded.
A transcript must be prepared if the judge directs it or a party or their attorney requests it, within a reasonable time the judge designates, with a certification that the proceedings were correctly reported and transcribed — and filed with the clerk if the judge so directs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are juvenile hearings recorded?
Before a judge, or a referee acting as a temporary judge by stipulation, an official court reporter or other authorized reporting procedure must record all proceedings. Before a referee not acting as a temporary judge, the judge may direct that they be recorded.
How do I get a transcript?
A party or a party’s attorney may request one, and the reporter or authorized transcriber must prepare it within a reasonable time the judge designates and certify that the proceedings were correctly reported and transcribed.
Amendment History
Rule 5.532 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1411 effective January 1, 1990.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.) (Subd (c) amended effective January 1, 2007.)