Items 1 to 7: Contact details
Name, phone number, email address, mailing address, city, state and ZIP code of the person ordering.
AO 436
Audio Recording Order
- Agency
- U.S. Courts
- Revision
- Rev. 04/13
- Fillable fields
- 93
- Pages
- 2
- Official source
- U.S. Courts form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
AO 436: Audio Recording Order
AO 436, Audio Recording Order, is a form from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for ordering duplicate audio recordings of court proceedings. The U.S. Courts list it under Other Forms. The current version is Rev. 04/13, and the U.S. Courts page lists it as effective on April 1, 2013.
The order page asks for the ordering party's contact details, the case number and name, the dates and location of the proceedings, the presiding judge, what the order is for, the portions of the proceedings requested, and the format and number of copies. The instructions on page 2 say to complete a separate order form for each case number and not to complete the shaded areas, which are reserved for the court's use.
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What's on AO 436
Items 8 to 14: Case and proceedings
The case number and case name, the dates of the proceedings from and to, the presiding judge, and the city and state where the proceedings took place. Only one case number may be listed per order.
Item 15: Order for
Boxes for appeal, non-appeal, criminal, civil, Criminal Justice Act, in forma pauperis, bankruptcy, and other with a space to specify.
Item 16: Audio recording requested
Portions with their dates: voir dire, opening statements and closing arguments for the plaintiff or defendant, opinion of court, jury instructions, sentencing, bail hearing, testimony of a named witness, a pre-trial proceeding, or other.
Item 17: Order
The format, number of copies requested and costs: duplicate tapes for playback on a standard cassette recorder, a recordable compact disc (CD), or an electronic file via email, digital download or other Judicial Conference approved media, with an estimate total.
Items 18 and 19: Certification
A signature certifying payment of all charges upon completion of the order, and the date. The bottom of the form lists the distribution: court copy, order receipt and order copy.
How to fill out AO 436
- 1
Use one form per case
The instructions say to complete a separate order form for each case number for which audio recordings are ordered, and item 8 allows only one case number per order.
- 2
Complete items 1 to 19
The instructions say items 1 to 19 should always be completed, and the shaded areas are left blank because they are reserved for the court's use.
- 3
Mark the order type and portions
Place an X in each item 15 box that applies. In item 16, check the specific portions and list the specific dates of the proceedings for which a copy is requested.
- 4
Choose the format and copies
In item 17, place an X in each box that applies and indicate the number of additional copies ordered.
- 5
Sign and date
Sign item 18 to certify that you will pay all charges upon completion of the order, which the instructions say includes the deposit plus any additional charges, and enter the date of signing in item 19.
- 6
Send two copies to the clerk
Mail or deliver two copies to the Office of the Clerk of Court, and keep a copy for your records.
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Where it goes, deposit and charges
Where it goes
The instructions say to mail or deliver two copies to the Office of the Clerk of Court.
Charges
The form does not print a price per recording. Item 17 has a costs column and an estimate total, and the shaded area records total charges, the deposit, any refund and the total due.
Deposit
The instructions say that for orders of 20 or more audio recordings, the court will notify you of the amount of the required deposit fee, which may be mailed or delivered to the court, and that the court processes the order on receipt of the deposit.
Delivery time
The instructions say delivery time is computed from the date the deposit fee is received, if one was requested, and otherwise from the court's receipt date. The court notifies you when the recordings are completed.
Balance due
If the deposit did not cover all charges, the instructions say the court will notify you of the balance due, which is paid before the completed order is received.
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Who uses AO 436?
The form and its instructions name who places the order and who handles it.
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Questions about Form AO 436
Can one AO 436 cover more than one case?
No. The instructions say to complete a separate order form for each case number, and item 8 says only one case number may be listed per order.
Does AO 436 list the price of a recording?
No. The form does not print a price. Item 17 has a costs column and an estimate total, and the instructions say the court notifies you of any required deposit and any balance due.
What formats can be ordered on AO 436?
Item 17 lists duplicate tapes for playback on a standard cassette recorder, a recordable compact disc (CD), and an electronic file via email, digital download, or other Judicial Conference approved media.
When is a deposit asked for?
The instructions say that for orders of 20 or more audio recordings, the court will notify you of the amount of the required deposit fee, and processes the order on receipt of the deposit.
Who fills in the shaded areas?
The instructions say the shaded areas are reserved for the court's use and are not completed by the person ordering.
What does the signature in item 18 mean?
The form says that by signing, the person ordering certifies that they will pay all charges, deposit plus additional, upon completion of the order.