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Rule 11 The Record

II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order

(a) Appellant’s Duty.

(1) After filing the notice of appeal, the appellant must comply with Rule 3(e) and Rule 10(b).

(2) If there are multiple appeals from a judgment or order, each appellant must comply with the provisions of Rule 10(b) and this subdivision, and the clerk must transmit a single record within 14 days after the last notice of appeal is filed.

(b) Clerk’s Duty To Transmit the Record; Transcript.

(1) Within 14 days after filing of the notice of appeal, the superior court clerk must transmit the appeal to the Supreme Court. The superior court clerk must send any documents or audio or video exhibits not contained in the electronic case file but part of the record on appeal.

(2) In any criminal case where the defendant receives a sentence of life imprisonment and has not waived appeal, the superior court clerk must expeditiously perform all actions required under this rule without any notification or assistance from the appellant.

(3) Unless directed to do so by a party or the Supreme Court clerk, the superior court clerk will not send unusually bulky or heavy documents, and physical exhibits that are not in the electronic case file but are part of the record on appeal.

(4) The record is considered transmitted when the superior court clerk sends it to the Supreme Court clerk.

(5) When each transcript is complete, the transcriber will promptly notify the Supreme Court clerk and the parties, indicate the balance due, and, upon payment, deliver the transcript to the ordering party and the Supreme Court. If the transcript has not been filed electronically, the appellant must file the original with the Supreme Court clerk at or before the time of oral argument.

Amendment history: Amended March 2, 1973, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; Supreme Court order April 9, 1974; Aug. 7, 1990, eff. Oct. 15, 1990; June 11, 2013, eff. Sept. 3, 2013; March 9, 2015, eff. April 10, 2015; October 17, 2017, eff. December 18, 2017; Sept. 20, 2017, eff. Jan. 1, 2018; Dec. 10, 2019, eff. Mar. 2, 2020; July 13, 2021, eff. Aug. 17, 2021.