15-6-30(f). Certification and filing by officer--Exhibits--Copies.
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(1)The officer shall prepare an electronic copy of the deposition transcript, including any changes as provided in § 15-6-30(e), and shall certify on the deposition that the witness was duly sworn by the officer and that the deposition is a true record of the testimony given by the witness. This certificate must be in writing and accompany the record of the deposition. The officer shall promptly send the certified electronic original of the deposition to the attorney who arranged for the transcript or recording who must store it for filing purposes if necessary. Documents and things produced for inspection during the examination of the witness, shall, upon the request of a party, be marked for identification and electronic files annexed to and returned with the deposition, and may be inspected and copied by any party, except that
(A)the person producing the materials may substitute copies to be marked for identification, if he affords to all parties fair opportunity to verify the copies by comparison with the originals, and
(B)if the person producing the materials requests their return, the officer shall mark them, give each party an opportunity to inspect and copy them, and return them to the person producing them, and the materials may then be used in the same manner as if annexed to and returned with the deposition. Any party may move for an order that the original be annexed to and returned with the deposition to the court, pending final disposition of the case.
(2)Upon payment of reasonable charges therefor, the officer shall furnish a copy of the transcript or other recording of the deposition to any party or to the deponent.
(3)The party taking the deposition shall give prompt notice of its filing to all other parties.