(A) If an extension of time to file the record on appeal is requested on the ground that the transcript has not been completed, the appellant shall request from the court reporter or from the Central Transcribing Service of the Office of the State Courts Administrator if the proceeding was electronically recorded, a written statement in support of the request of such extension. The statement from the court reporter shall be prepared in accordance with Form 3 attached to and made a part of this rule. The statement from the Central Transcribing Service shall be on a form prepared by that office. The official reporter or the Central Transcribing Service shall promptly prepare and deliver to the appellant the supporting statement.

(B) It is Appellant's obligation to order the record on appeal within the time prescribed by Rule 81.12 and 30.04 and promptly pay any necessary deposits. Failure to do so shall be grounds for denying a request for extension of time to file the record.

(Adopted eff. July 27, 1979. Amended eff. Jan. 12, 1984; amended Dec. 18, 2003, eff. April 1, 2004. Rule number converted from Roman numerals; eff. Feb. 22, 2018. Amended Feb. 22, 2018, effective June 29, 2018.)