Court Reporters; Waiver; Compensation

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  1. Court reporting personnel shall be made available for the reporting of civil and criminal trials in state courts, subject to the laws governing same in the superior courts of this state.
  2. Reporting of any trial may be waived by consent of the parties.
  3. Appointment of a court reporter or reporters, as defined in Article 2 of Chapter 14 of this title,for court proceedings in each court shall be made by the judge thereof; the compensation and allowances of reporters for the courts shall be paid by the county governing authority and shall be the same as that for reporters of the superior courts of this state.

(Code 1981, §15-7-47, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 5.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarities of the statutory provisions, opinions under former Code 1933, § 24-2105 are included in the annotations for this Code section.

Judge of state court may appoint more than one court reporter. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U74-33 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24-2105).

Court reporter may not hold simultaneous employment with the State Board of Workers' Compensation and a superior court or state court, but the reporter may provide court reporting services to those courts provided the reporter's role is that of an independent contractor. 1983 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 83-56 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24-2105).

Compensation for reporters of judicial circuits consisting of one county.

- Because a state court serves a single county, state court reporters are to receive the amount prescribed by former paragraph (b)(1) of this section "for reporters of judicial circuits consisting of only one county." 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U81-24 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24-2105).

Compensation is to be paid from county funds. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U81-24 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24-2105).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 5 Am. Jur. 2d, Appellate Review, § 440. 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Courts, § 1 et seq. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, New Trial, §§ 70, 75. 75 Am. Jur. 2d, Trial, § 169 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 21 C.J.S., Courts, §§ 121 et seq., 243.


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