Rule 22-302 Transcript; format.

When someone orders a transcript of a court proceeding, it has to be typed up following specific formatting rules. These rules come from an official manual that certified court reporters must follow. This applies to regular transcripts as well as compressed versions (a format that fits more text on each page).

There's also a separate forms manual that lays out the exact templates and layouts reporters should use. Every certified court reporter is required to follow this manual when preparing transcripts. The goal is to make sure transcripts look consistent no matter which reporter prepares them, so judges, lawyers, and others can easily read and use them.