This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
Jurors in a civil trial are allowed to take notes while the trial is happening and while they're deciding the case. The court has to give them paper and something to write with so they can do this. Jurors can look at their notes whenever the jury takes a break and during the time they spend deciding the verdict.
Once the jury reaches a decision, court staff collect all the notes from the jurors. These notes are then destroyed right away. This means the notes are only for the jurors' own use during the trial and deliberations. They don't become part of the official court record, and no one gets to keep or review them after the case ends.
This rule helps jurors remember details from the trial, especially in cases that involve a lot of testimony or evidence. At the same time, destroying the notes afterward keeps them private and stops them from being used later for other purposes, like an appeal.
