The minutes of the court session is the main procedural document containing information about everything that happens during the hearing. It is he who is the basis for the adoption by the court of this or that decision. It is necessary to keep the minutes of the court session in accordance with the requirements of the legislation.
Instructions
Step 1
It is necessary to keep the minutes of the court session clearly in the sequence in which the hearing is held. In the course of the trial, its participants have every right to apply for the entry into the document of the circumstances material, in their opinion, for the case.
Step 2
The minutes must be kept in writing. It is possible to use in addition to it stenography, audio and video recording. The use of these tools must be indicated in the document.
Step 3
In the transcript, indicate the date (day, month, and year), as well as the start and end times of the hearing on the case. Indicate the name of the court in which the session was held, the composition of the court and the name of the secretary keeping the minutes. Write in the document the full name of the case considered at the hearing.
Step 4
Indicate information about the attendance of the main participants in the process, witnesses, experts, translators. Record the order in which the participants in the hearing were explained their procedural rights and obligations.
Step 5
Record in the minutes all determinations and orders issued by the court during the meeting. Include in it all statements of persons and their legal representatives who participated in the process.
Step 6
Very carefully record the explanations of the participants in the hearing, the testimony of witnesses, information on the examination of physical and written evidence, as well as the oral reports of the experts.
Step 7
The minutes of the court session must include the content of the court hearings, the opinions of representatives of state bodies or public organizations participating in the process, and the conclusion of the prosecutor.
Step 8
Include in the document information about the announcement and clarification of the definitions and the decision made in the case, as well as information about the procedure and time for appealing it.
Step 9
It is necessary to draw up and sign the court record no later than 3 days after the end of the trial.
