Rule 1.18. Stenographers.

        When a stenographer is employed by either party in a contested case to make a record of the proceedings, the stenographer is under the direction of the Court during the proceedings.  The fee for the service performed shall be a charge against the party employing the stenographer.  However, when a defendant in a criminal proceeding is indigent and represented by a public defender or court appointed counsel, the fees for the stenographer's services in making and transcribing the record, and providing copies, shall be at the rate allowed by statute.