Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if an indigent person:
(1) desires to appeal to the supreme court or the court of appeals the decision of a trial court in a criminal case; and
(2) does not have sufficient means to procure the typed or printed manuscript or transcript of the evidence taken by the court reporter;
the court shall direct the court reporter to transcribe the notes of evidence into a typed or printed manuscript or transcript as soon as practicable and deliver the manuscript or transcript to the indigent person.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a):
(1) the court must be satisfied that the indigent person lacks sufficient means to pay the court reporter for making the manuscript or transcript of evidence; and
(2) the court reporter may charge the compensation allowed by law in cases for making and furnishing a manuscript or transcript. The reporter shall be paid by the court from the proper county treasury.