Rule 80. STENOGRAPHIC REPORT OR TRANSCRIPT AS EVIDENCE

(a) Reserved. (b) Reserved. (c) Stenographic report or transcript as evidence. Whenever the testimony of a witness at a trial or hearing which was stenographically reported, or preserved on tape or on such other mechanical device as may be appropriate, is admissible in evidence at a later trial, it may be proved by the transcript thereof duly certified by the person who reported the testimony or, if the transcript was not prepared by an official reporter, by the clerk of the court. COMMENTS: Retains DCRCP Rule 80(c) which differs from HRCP Rule 80(c) in with the addition of the last phrase concerning the clerk of court this language is necessary because the District Courts often utilize court clerks to record testimony. ARTICLE XI. GENERAL PROVISIONS