La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 918

This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 918, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.

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Record on appeal; certified and dated

Official statutory text

A. All records and supplemental records prepared for filing in any appellate court shall be certified and dated by the clerk upon completion. The certification shall include the date any transcript was received for inclusion in the record.

B. All transcripts or parts thereof completed for inclusion in the record shall be dated and certified by the court reporter who prepares them. The date of certification by the court reporter shall be the date on which the transcript was completed and furnished to the clerk for inclusion in the record.

Acts 1988, No. 525, ยง1.

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