(a) Custody and Disposition of Exhibits. All exhibits, including models, diagrams,
or other material items, filed in a proceeding must be physically removed by the
parties who filed them, in the event no appeal is perfected, within 60 days from the
date of final disposition of the case by this court, or, in the event an appeal is
perfected and thereafter disposed of, within 30 days after receipt of the judgment,
other process, or certificate disclosing disposition of the case by that court. In the
event the exhibits are not removed from the custody of the clerk within the
required time, the clerk may destroy or otherwise dispose of the exhibits.
(b) Custody of Sensitive Exhibits. Sensitive exhibits include, but are not necessarily
limited to, drugs, weapons, currency, pornography, and items of high monetary
value. Sensitive exhibits offered or received in evidence will be maintained in the
custody of the clerk of court during the hours in which the court is in session. At
the conclusion of each daily proceeding and at the noon recess, the clerk will
return all sensitive exhibits to the offering counsel or party, who must then be
responsible for maintaining custody and the integrity of such exhibits until the next
session of court, at which time they must be returned to the clerk, unless otherwise
ordered by the court. Following the return of a verdict in a jury case, or the entry of
a final order in a non-jury case, sensitive exhibits will be handled or disposed of in
the same manner as other exhibits under this rule.
