Study recommends certification, technical standards, transcript fee review and randomized pilots before broader DCR adoption
Texas A&M PPRI recommended that Texas clarify legal rules, adopt minimal technical standards (multichannel audio, timestamp logs, backups), establish certification for digital court recorders modeled on CSRs, consider transcript fee transparency, and run randomized controlled trials and pilots (estimated 18 months–2 years).
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The report offered a multi-part set of recommendations to support careful DCR integration. Jenna urged "clarification of the legal framework in Texas," adoption of minimum technical standards (including multichannel audio capture, real-time confidence monitoring, timestamped log notes and redundant backups), and designation of a responsible individual in the courtroom for monitoring and exhibit control.
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