(A) In the trial of any case before the Municipal Judge, the testimony of all witnesses shall be taken down in writing and signed by the witness except when the defendant shall waive the taking and signing of the testimony.
(B) When a stenographer shall take down the testimony or the Clerk of Court reproduces mechanically the trial on recorder taping devices, it need not be read over and signed by the witness.
(1985 Code, § 27-23)