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Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 106.4a (2026)

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A transcript of the court reporter's notes, upon request and for the use of an indigent defendant or a district attorney, may not be charged to the court fund unless, before its preparation, the cost to be incurred was authorized by written judicial order. When a judge authorizes or orders a transcript of the court reporter's notes of any proceeding to be prepared at the expense of the court fund, or where a prosecuting attorney orders such a transcript at public or court fund expense and the accused as an indigent is constitutionally entitled to a free copy of the transcript, a reporter shall prepare an original and two copies of the transcript so ordered and file it with the clerk of the trial court. The court reporter shall immediately notify the district attorney and the defendant of the date the transcript was filed. The district attorney and the defendant shall have access to the copies of the transcript on such terms as the trial court may impose. The

chief judge may prescribe rules for access to or disposition of the copies of the transcript. Added by Laws 1976, c. 269, § 5, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 112, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1985–1993 · leading case: Tiger v. State, 859 P.2d 1117 (Okla. Crim. App. 1993).
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Tiger v. State, 859 P.2d 1117 (Okla. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 3× “Appellant argues that to interpret 20 O.S.1991, § 106.4a, in any manner which does not give full credit to the words “and the accused as an indigent is constitutionally entitled to a free copy of the transcript” would violate the rights of the accused to due process of law and…”
James v. State, 711 P.2d 111 (Okla. Crim. App. 1985). “Appellant argues that the use of the transcript violated 20 O.S.1981, § 106.4a. Section 106.4a provides, in pertinent part, that [W]here a prosecuting attorney orders such a transcript at public expense and the accused as an indigent is constitu *114 tionally entitled to a free…”
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