relevant supreme court rules on court reporting and certification of transcripts

Rule 16: Certification Instead of Notarization

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/6c6beae2-69c2-471e-a271-812af8ff461e/Rule%2016.pdf

735 ILCS 5/1-09 at
https://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/073500050K1-109.htm


Rule 21:  Circuit Court Rules and Filing of Rules; Administrative Authority; General
Orders

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/41bd1a92-9984-418a-b748-ea9d74d070b8/Rule%2021.pdf


Rule 30. Administrative Duties of the Chief Justice and the Administrative Director

"(b) The Administrative Director. The Administrative Director of the courts shall be
generally responsible for the enforcement of the rules, orders, policies and directives of the
Supreme Court and the chief justice relating to matters of administration. At the direction of the
chief justice and the Supreme Court, the Administrative Director shall develop, compile and
promulgate administrative rules and directives relating to case processing, records and
management information services, personnel, budgeting and such other matters as the chief
justice and the Supreme Court shall direct. The Administrative Director also shall perform such
other functions and duties as may be assigned by the chief justice or by the Supreme Court."

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/ab029624-ebbc-4942-a6bf-bb8a44c06e63/Rule%2030.pdf


Rule 39. Appointment of Associate Judges

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/7f6ab0a0-00ce-4647-9ace-9c163a9199b9/Rule%2039.pdf


Rule 46. Official Record of Court Proceedings

"(b) Security of the Record. The confidentiality of court proceedings and the retention and
safekeeping of notes and electronic recordings shall be maintained consistent with standards
established by the Supreme Court through its Administrative Office.
(c) Court Reporting Personnel. For purposes of this rule and other supreme court rules
regarding the official record, “court reporting personnel” shall include:

(1) court reporters as defined by the Court Reporters Act (705 ILCS 70/1);

(2) court personnel who have fulfilled the training and certification standards
promulgated by the Supreme Court and consistent with paragraph (d) of this rule; and

(3) certified shorthand reporters hired through an agency or as an independent contractor
by a private party or parties to take a stenographic record in court proceedings"

...

"(2) Court reporting personnel, including court reporters as defined by the Court Reporters
Act (705 ILCS 70/1), must successfully complete training and certification designed to
qualify them to operate electronic recording equipment, prepare transcripts from such
proceedings, and certify the record on appeal. Such training and certification shall be
consistent with standards established by the Supreme Court, through its Administrative
Office."

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/24ad75b6-a0a0-4a9f-b44e-1cf4daa67820/Rule%2046.pdf





Rule 205. Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
(a) Within the United States. Within the United States or within a territory or insular
possession subject to the dominion of the United States, depositions shall be taken (1) before an
officer authorized to administer oaths by the laws of this State or of the United States or of the
place where the examination is held, or (2) before a person appointed by the court. The officer or
person is empowered to administer oaths and take testimony. Whenever the term “officer” is used
in these rules, it includes a person appointed by the court unless the context indicates otherwise.

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/5a885abb-df09-49a0-a850-544df9127584/Rule%20205.pdf



Rule 206. Method of Taking Depositions on Oral Examination

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/78f42784-37d5-4172-939e-167774453936/Rule%20206.pdf


Rule 207. Signing and Filing Depositions

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/d510b36a-9850-43b6-a996-a81abc23aca2/Rule%20207.pdf


Rule 208. Fees and Charges; Copies

"(c) Copies. Upon payment of reasonable charges therefor, the officer shall furnish a copy of
the deposition transcript to any party or to the deponent."

Tom's note:  a rough draft is not, by definition, a copy.  Providing a rough draft in place of a copy is a violation of this rule.

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/6d33e7d5-776b-4fcc-8a77-73bd107d5d73/Rule%20208.pdf



Rule 212. Use of Depositions

"(d) Use After Substitution or Refiling. Substitution of parties does not affect the right to use
depositions previously taken. If any action in any court of this State is dismissed and another action
involving the same subject matter is afterward brought between the same parties or their
representatives or successors in interest, all depositions lawfully taken in the former action may be
used as if taken in the later action."

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/0927428a-72c5-4708-8744-5e0a0399265b/Rule%20212.pdf



Rule 216. Admission of Fact or of Genuineness of Documents


"(f) Number of Requests. The maximum number of requests for admission a party may serve
on another party is 30, unless a higher number is agreed to by the parties or ordered by the court
for good cause shown. If a request has subparts, each subpart counts as a separate request."

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/e690373a-a210-44b5-84bb-e1f6e28fedfb/Rule%20216.pdf


Rule 222. Limited and Simplified Discovery in Certain Cases

rules for cases under $50,000

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/96244cdc-f255-4a2c-be79-22d52d16460d/Rule%20222.pdf



Rule 722. Limited Liability Legal Practice

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/ad5cf03a-5856-435c-8c33-040965c4e0a9/Rule%20722.pdf


Rule 751. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission

https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/7513802b-d071-436c-a847-67af25fdfba9/Rule%20751.pdf


Rule 769. Maintenance of Records

"It shall be the duty of every attorney to maintain originals, copies or computer-generated images
of the following:

(1) records which identify the name and last known address of each of the attorney’s clients
and which reflect whether the representation of the client is ongoing or concluded; and

(2) all financial records related to the attorney’s practice, for a period of not less than seven
years, including but not limited to bank statements, time and billing records, checks, check
stubs, journals, ledgers, audits, financial statements, tax returns and tax reports"



RULES FOR ATTORNEYS are in section 8.  There are too many important points to list here.  All section 8 rules are listed near the bottom of this page:

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/supreme-court-rules