Rule 15: Records Checked Out

Any bill of exceptions prepared for appeal of a case to the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals and filed in the office of the clerk of the compensation court may be checked out by counsel for not more than 14 days. Counsel shall pay postage for records mailed to their offices. Counsel failing to return records when requested by the clerk may be penalized by appropriate sanctions, including suspension of the privilege to check out records from the clerk’s office. 

As to any bill of exceptions prepared for appeal of a case to the Supreme Court or to the Court of Appeals prior to January 1, 2022, litigants are entitled to inspect the bill of exceptions in their cases at the office of the court clerk. The bill of exceptions shall not be checked out by litigants. For any bill of exceptions prepared on or after January 1, 2022, any litigant is entitled to obtain a copy of their bill of exceptions by submitting a written public records request to the court.