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Government Code §52.041
In force on Sep 01, 2023 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2023 · same as today's text
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
(a) Each judge of a court of record shall appoint an official court reporter. An official court reporter is a sworn officer of the court and holds office at the pleasure of the court.
(b) The judges of two or more courts of record that are not located in the same judicial district on agreement may jointly appoint an official court reporter to serve the courts, provided each court is located in a county with a population of 125,000 or less according to the 2020 federal decennial census.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, two or more judges of courts of record may appoint a certified shorthand reporter to serve each court as an official court reporter of the court, provided each court is located in a county with a population of 125,000 or less according to the 2020 federal decennial census. A certified shorthand reporter appointed under this subsection may serve as an official court reporter for more than one county and be an employee of more than one county.
History: Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474 ), Sec. 9.001, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Dec 02, 2023 to Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Sep 01, 2023 · seen Dec 2023–Nov 2026
- Effective Sep 01, 1985 · seen Dec 2019–Aug 2023
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- KP-0318 (Dec 31, 2019): Authority of a judge of a court of record to appoint an official court recorder in lieu of an official court reporter
- KP-0163 (Mar 08, 2017): Whether the district attorney's office must pay for the copy of the reporter's record filed with the trial court Clerk pursuant to Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.6(h)
- GA-0952 (Feb 03, 2012): Final authority to set the salary of the official court reporter in the Van Zandt County Court at Law, and to determine whether the position is full-time or part-time
- GA-0700 (Sep 24, 2008): Reimbursement for the court reporter ofthe 506th District Court Superseded by statute Tex. Gov't Code § 52.057(f)
- JM-1083 (Aug 08, 1989): Whether an individual may Rockwall, Texas 75087 be employed as a chief deputy for a county tax assessor- collector and as an official court reporter for a county court
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