# R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-4: Court reporters and electronic court reporters €” Supplies and preservation of notes and other materials

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## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-4
- **Heading:** Court reporters and electronic court reporters €” Supplies and preservation of notes and other materials
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 8 / Chapter 8-5 / Section 8-5-4

## Text

All books, papers, recording media, and supplies necessary for use by court reporters and electronic court reporters shall be furnished by the state, and the notebooks used and notes and recordings taken by them shall be the property of the state and be deposited with the clerk of the court in Providence county; provided, the clerk shall not be required to preserve the notebooks and notes and recordings beyond the period of fifteen (15) years.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-1 § 8-5-1. Supreme court secretary and assistant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-2 § 8-5-2. Superior court secretary and assistants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-3 § 8-5-3. Appointment of superior court reporters and electronic court reporters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-4 § 8-5-4. Court reporters and electronic court reporters €” Supplies and preservation of notes and other materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-4.1 § 8-5-4.1. Freelance court reporters and electronic court reporters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-4.1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-5 § 8-5-5. Reports of superior, family and district court and traffic tribunal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-6 § 8-5-6. Appointing court reporter and electronic court reporter for grand jury proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-7 § 8-5-7. Appropriations for court reporters and electronic court reporters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-8 § 8-5-8. Sign language interpreters/transliterators and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) providers for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind persons.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-8.1 § 8-5-8.1. Waiver of interpreter/transliterator and CART provider.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-8.1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-8.2 § 8-5-8.2. Privileged communications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-8.2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-8.3 § 8-5-8.3. Visual recording of testimony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-8.3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-5-9 § 8-5-9. Right to stenographic record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T8_C8-5_S8-5-9.md)

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