Local Rule 83.II.01: Handling of Exhibits
D.S.C. — General rule
83.II.01: Handling of Exhibits. The clerk of court shall be the custodian of all exhibits admitted into evidence. However, during any civil or criminal proceeding, the court may order an attorney or a law enforcement agency to take possession of any exhibit(s) and be responsible for the safekeeping of the exhibit(s).
Upon the entry of final judgment, the clerk of court may, at any time following the expiration of thirty (30) days, notify the attorneys of record and the parties that the clerk of court intends to dispose of the exhibits in the manner indicated in the notice. If no attorney of record or a party in interest takes custody of or interposes an objection within fourteen (14) days of the posting of the notice, the clerk of court shall be authorized to dispose of the exhibits in the manner stated, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
In the event of an appeal in a case involving exhibits that could not be mailed to the appellate court or stored in the clerk of court's facilities, the court may, upon request of the clerk of court, transfer custody of these exhibits to the attorney or law enforcement agency offering the exhibit. Those exhibits not transmitted as part of the record on appeal should be retained and safeguarded by the attorney to be made available for use by the appellate court upon request.