Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-14-307 (2026)

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(a) A designated reporter shall attend every stage of each criminal case before the court and shall record verbatim, by a method prescribed or approved by the administrative director, all proceedings had in open court and other proceedings as the judge may direct. The reporter shall attach the reporter's official certificate to the records so taken and promptly file them with the clerk of the court, who shall preserve them as a part of the records of the trial.

(b) A party at the party's own expense may retain a reporter other than the reporter provided under this part to record and transcribe the proceedings and a transcript so prepared may be used for purpose of appeal, as provided by law.

Acts 1965, ch. 221, § 7; T.C.A., § 40-2035; Acts 1993, ch. 66, § 61.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 20 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1992–2024 · leading case: Dillon v. State, 844 S.W.2d 139 (Tenn. 1992).

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Dillon v. State, 844 S.W.2d 139 (Tenn. 1992). · cites it 2× “2 See T.C.A. § 40-14-307(a) (1990). The State has an affirmative duty to abide by the statutory requirements and make a record on the question whether a continuance has been granted for good cause.”

Merry Reed v. Kevin Devlin, 976 F.3d 302 (3rd Cir. 2020). “15 ; Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-14-307 . 31 and their counsel opportunities for confidential communica- tions before and during bail hearings, counsel can now warn vulnerable arrestees about the downstream effects of anything said during the hearing.”

Kevin Waggoner v. State of Tennessee (2022). · cites it 6× “-6- Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-14-307 (a) requires the court clerk to preserve as a part of the trial court records the “records” of court proceedings that have been certified by a “designated court reporter.”

Johnny Justin Postles v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008). · cites it 10× “While the petition itself is somewhat rambling, the crux of the Petitioner’s argument on appeal1 is that he is being confined on an illegal and void judgment imposed in direct contravention of an express statutory provision, Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-14-307, requiring…”

State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey Scott Long (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “T.C.A. § 40-14-307(a). Accordingly, a criminal defendant has a statutory right to have a verbatim recording and transcript of all proceedings of his or her trial and sentencing hearing.”

State of Tennessee, et rel. Frances Craig Creighton v. Wilbur Foster Creighton (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “In order to secure a criminal defendant’s right to a transcript at the State’s expense, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 40-14-307(a) provides: A designated reporter shall attend every stage of each criminal case before the court and shall record verbatim, by a method prescribed…”

State of Tennessee v. Kevin Waggoner (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “11, 2005); see T.C.A. § 40-14-307(a). Furthermore, the Defendant, who was declared indigent by the trial court, has a constitutional right under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses for the State to provide him “with a ‘record of sufficient completeness’ to permit proper…”

State of Tennessee v. Elizabeth Lynn Schmitz (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 40-14-307 (a) (providing that a court reporter “shall attend every stage of each criminal case before the court”); 40-14-301(3) (defining “criminal case” in pertinent part as “the trial of any criminal offense which is punishable by confinement in the…”

Kisha Dean Trezevant v. Stanley H. Trezevant, III (Tenn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “This Court has also held that criminal contempt cases “do not trigger the due process mandates of [Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure] 37(c)(2) or Tennessee Code Annotated Section 40-14-307(a) to provide the indigent defendant with a verbatim transcript at the State’s expense.”

State v. Lester Bell (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-14-307 (a) (1997). A criminal case is defined as “the trial of any criminal offense which is punishable by confinement in the state penitentiary.”

State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Keeton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-14-307(a), subject to the definitions contained in Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-14-301, provides that in all felony cases in the trial courts of Tennessee: A designated reporter shall attend every stage of each criminal case before the…”

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Dillon v. State, 844 S.W.2d 139 (Tenn. 1992). “2 See T.C.A. § 40-14-307(a) (1990). The State has an affirmative duty to abide by the statutory requirements and make a record on the question whether a continuance has been granted for good cause.”

State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey Scott Long (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “T.C.A. § 40-14-307(a). Accordingly, a criminal defendant has a statutory right to have a verbatim recording and transcript of all proceedings of his or her trial and sentencing hearing.”

State of Tennessee, et rel. Frances Craig Creighton v. Wilbur Foster Creighton (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “In order to secure a criminal defendant’s right to a transcript at the State’s expense, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 40-14-307(a) provides: A designated reporter shall attend every stage of each criminal case before the court and shall record verbatim, by a method prescribed…”

Johnny Justin Postles v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008). “While the petition itself is somewhat rambling, the crux of the Petitioner’s argument on appeal1 is that he is being confined on an illegal and void judgment imposed in direct contravention of an express statutory provision, Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-14-307, requiring…”

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