RULE 5.1                                               
                    RECORDING GENERALLY                                          
                                                                                 
    (a) Generally. The proceedings in a court of limited jurisdiction shall      
be recorded by electronic means, unless the parties agree that some other        
form of record shall be prepared at the parties' own expense or that no          
record of the proceedings is necessary. This title applies to proceedings        
which are to be recorded by electronic means.                                    
    (b) Nonelectronic Record in Emergency. In the event of an equipment          
failure or other situation making an electronic recording impossible, the        
court may order the proceeding to be recorded by nonelectronic means. The        
nonelectronic record must be made at the courts expense, and in the event        
of an appeal, any necessary transcription of the nonelectronic record must       
be made at the courts expense.