Rule 366.Transcript

Last amended January 1, 2020 · Last verified July 1, 2026

In one sentenceRule 366 lets any person request a transcript of an expedited process proceeding, except where a statute or rule bars it, and requires that person to arrange payment with the transcriber within 28 days or have the request deemed cancelled.

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366.01 Ordering of Transcript

Subdivision 1. Informational Request. Any person may request a transcript of any proceeding held before a child support magistrate, except as prohibited by statute or rule, by filing a request for transcript form with the court. The person requesting the transcript must make satisfactory arrangements for payment with the transcriber within 28 days after ordering the transcript or the request for the transcript shall be deemed cancelled. The person requesting the transcript may withdraw the request any time before the time transcription has begun. The transcriber shall file the original with the court and serve a copy upon the requesting person. The transcriber shall also file with the court an affidavit of service verifying that service has been made upon the requesting person.

Subd. 2. Clerical or Review Requests. If a party chooses to request a transcript for purposes of bringing or responding to a motion to correct clerical mistakes, a motion for review, or a combined motion, a request for transcript form shall be filed with the court within the time required under Rule 377.02 and 377.04. The party requesting the transcript must make satisfactory arrangements for payment with the transcriber within 28 days of ordering the transcript or the request for the transcript shall be deemed cancelled. The requesting party may withdraw that party’s request for a transcript any time before transcription has begun. The transcriber shall file the original with the court and serve each party, including the county agency if a party, with a copy. The transcriber shall also file with the court an affidavit of service verifying that service has been made upon all parties. Ordering and filing of a transcript does not delay the due dates for the submissions described in Rule 377.02 and Rule 377.04. Filing of the transcript with the court closes the record for purposes of Rule 377.09, subd. 1.

Subd. 3. Appellate Request. If the transcript request is for appellate review, the transcriber shall comply with all appellate rules.

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Amendment History

(Amended effective January 1, 2020.)

Plain-English Summary

Rule 366 opens up the hearing record to anyone who wants it, not just the parties. Any person may request a transcript of a proceeding held before a child support magistrate by filing a request form with the court, though the request is only the first step.

Money matters here. Whoever requests a transcript has to make satisfactory payment arrangements with the transcriber within 28 days of ordering it, or the request is automatically treated as cancelled. Anyone who changes their mind can withdraw the request at any point before the transcriber starts transcribing. Once the work is done, the transcriber files the original with the court and serves a copy on the person who asked for it, along with an affidavit proving that service happened.

A party requesting a transcript to support a motion to correct clerical mistakes or a motion for review faces the same 28-day payment deadline, but the process changes slightly: every party gets served with a copy, not just the requester, and ordering the transcript does not push back the deadlines that apply to those motions. Filing that transcript with the court also closes the record for purposes of deciding the motion. A transcript requested for an appeal instead follows whatever the appellate rules require.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is allowed to request a transcript of an expedited process hearing?

Any person may request a transcript, not only the parties to the case, except where a statute or rule prohibits it, by filing a request for transcript form with the court.

What happens if I do not pay the transcriber after ordering a transcript?

The requester must make satisfactory payment arrangements with the transcriber within 28 days of ordering the transcript, or the request is treated as cancelled.

Can I cancel a transcript request after I have ordered it?

Yes, as long as transcription has not yet begun. The person who requested it may withdraw the request at any time before that point.

Does ordering a transcript delay the deadline for a motion for review?

No. Ordering and filing a transcript for a motion to correct clerical mistakes or a motion for review does not delay the due dates that apply to those motions.

Is the process different for a transcript needed for an appeal?

Yes. A transcript requested for appellate review must be handled according to the applicable appellate rules, rather than the informational or motion-related procedure this rule otherwise describes.

Source & verification. The rule text and Advisory Committee Comments are reproduced verbatim from the official Minnesota Rules of Family Court Procedure (Minn. R. Gen. Prac. 366). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Minnesota (Minn. Stat. § 480.051). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 1, 2026. · Official source

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