NAC656.360. Preparation of transcripts.

Except as otherwise provided by statute, an order of a court or a rule of a court, each court reporter or firm shall prepare each transcript of a proceeding in accordance with the following guidelines:

     1. The transcript must be prepared on pages which are 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size.

     2. The left margin must not be more than 1 3/4 inches from the left edge of the paper, and the right margin must not be more than 3/4 of an inch from the right edge of the paper.

     3. Each page must contain at least 25 lines of type.

     4. The type pitch must not be less than 9 characters per inch and not more than 10 characters per inch.

     5. Each question and answer must begin on a separate line.

     6. The first line of a question or answer must be indented not more than five spaces from the left margin.

     7. If a question or answer requires more than one line, each line after the first line must begin at the left margin.

     8. The first line of a paragraph or other material must begin not more than 10 spaces from the left margin.

     9. After the first line, each line of a paragraph or other material must begin at the left margin.

     10. Each line of a parenthetical or marking for an exhibit must begin not more than 15 spaces from the left margin.

     (Added to NAC by Cert. Court Reporters’ Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R072-12, 4-5-2013)