Article 175. Contents of Minutes

During the court session, as well as when performing a separate procedural action outside the courtroom, a minutes shall be recorded.

The minutes of the court session shall indicate:

1) year, month, date and place of the court session;

2) name of the court considering the case, the composition of the court and the secretary of the court session;

3) name and number of the case;

4) information about the appearance of the persons participating in the case and other participants in the trial;

5) information on the explanation by the court to the persons participating in the case and other participants in the trial of their procedural rights and obligations;

6) determinations issued by the court on the spot without retiring to a separate room (deliberation room);

7) oral statements and petitions of the persons participating in the case;

8) information on all physical, written, and digital evidence, as well as written expert opinions submitted to the court during the consideration of the case;

9) information regarding the explanations of the persons participating in the case, the testimonies of witnesses, the oral explanations of experts regarding their opinions, the consultations (explanations) of specialists, as well as the inspection and seizure of physical, written, and digital evidence, the drawing up of diagrams, and video and photography;

10) data obtained during the performance of separate procedural actions;

11) content of the judicial pleadings and the opinion of the prosecutor;

12) information about the announcement of the decision, determination or order of the court.

Other information may also be indicated in the minutes of the court session.

In the case of an audio or video recording of the court session, minutes of the court session shall record only the issues provided for in paragraphs 1 — 4, 6 — 8, 11 of part two of this article, the time of the beginning and end of the explanations of the persons participating in the case, the testimony of witnesses, oral explanations by experts of their conclusions, pleadings and opinions of the prosecutor, as well as a note on the use of technical means of recording the court session. Electronic or other carriers of audio or video recordings shall be attached to the minutes of the court session.