For court sessions that happened after June 30, 2016
You can request audio online by submitting a request to the audio vendor, "For the Record," at https://app.fortherecord.com/.The site will ask you to set up an account and place an order. To place an order, you’ll need the:
- Courthouse name
- Case name
- Docket number
- Date of the event
- Courtroom number
- Start and end time of the event
The order will be processed, and if it’s approved, you’ll get online access as soon as the credit card payment is received. As of November 1, 2016, the cost for this audio is $10.00 per day, per case.
For court sessions that happened before June 30, 2016
You can get copies of in-court proceedings by making a request to the Recorder’s Office using the CD Copy Request Order Form. You can print and complete the top portion of the form to request a CD copy of the proceeding that you’re interested in. That form can be dropped off or mailed with a check, made out to the Land Court, at:
3 Pemberton Square, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
If you want to pick up the CD once it’s been copied, it costs $50.50. If you want to have the court mail the CD to you, it costs $53.00.