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Requesting Electronic Recordings

Requests for electronic audio recordings of court proceedings

Electronic recording is used in civil limited, misdemeanor, and traffic cases. This is an audio transcript of the court proceedings that is a verbatim record of everything said by the judge, attorneys, witnesses, and others during a court hearing or trial.

To request an electronic recording of a proceeding, use the Court's Electronic Recording Request Form. Completed forms can be emailed to courtrecords@santacruzcourt.org or dropped off in Room 110 at the Santa Cruz Courthouse. General processing time is 7 business days.

Fees are $20 for the first hearing; $5 for each additional hearing date. Payment is required to be submitted with the request. Once the request is complete and payment has been processed, you will be emailed a link to download and access the audio of the requested court proceedings.

You can contact the Court Records Division at (831) 420-2330 if you have any questions. 

Requests for electronic recording of court proceedings to be transcribed

A transcript from the electronic recording of court proceedings is a written verbatim record of everything said by the judge, attorneys, witnesses, and others during a court hearing or trial. 

Following Local Rule 10.1.06, a request to transcribe an electronic recording shall be arranged directly with the transcriber, eScribers, authorized by the Court.  Once your audio recording has been delivered, transcription can be arranged by uploading the file at eScribers - Legal Transcription. When uploading, please select Santa Cruz Superior Court from the drop-down menu on item 2, Assignment Description.  

You can contact the Court Records Division at (831) 420-2330 if you have any questions.