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-L4. Legal Periodical
-L5. Papers and Records
-L6. Records of Court
-L7. Court Reporter Note/Tape Retention
-L8. Video/Audio Conferencing
-L4002. Definitions
-L4007. Requests for Transcripts
-L4008. Transcript Costs Payable

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L6. Records of Court.

A. The date of filing all papers shall be endorsed thereon by the prothonotary and shall be noted on the docket. The time and date of filing shall be endorsed on the papers filed.

B. Removal of papers. No original papers shall be removed from the office of the prothonotary except as herein provided:

(1) No original note, bond or other instrument upon which a judgment has been entered shall be removed from the office, except for use in court, without written permission of the court upon cause shown.

(2) A referee, auditor, master and other similar officer appointed by the court may remove records or such parts thereof as pertain to the purposes of his appointment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, unless the court for cause shown shall extend the time, upon signing a receipt thereof.