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Act 1097 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/21/21
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 HOUSE BILL 1605
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5 By: Representative Gazaway
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT CONCERNING PAYMENT FOR A COURT TRANSCRIPT; AND
9 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 CONCERNING PAYMENT FOR A COURT
14 TRANSCRIPT.
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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19 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code 16-13-506(a), concerning the transcript of
20 a court proceeding, is amended to read as follows:
21 (a)(1) When required to make a transcript of court proceedings, each
22 court reporter of the circuit courts shall be entitled to compensation at the
23 rate of four dollars and ten cents ($4.10) per page for the original and two
24 (2) copies and at the rate of fifty cents (50) per page for each additional
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26 (2) When required to prepare photocopied evidence as part of a
27 transcript, each court reporter shall be entitled to compensation at the rate
28 of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page, for an original and two (2)
29 copies and at the rate of fifty cents (50) per page for each additional copy
30 thereafter, with the cost to be paid by the parties ordering transcripts.
31 (3) The circuit court judge in which the court proceeding
32 occurred is exempt from this section.
33 (4)(A) If the circuit court judge utilized a substitute official
34 court reporter under 16-13-509 for a court proceeding that the circuit
35 court judge later determines requires a transcript, the substitute official
36 court reporter shall receive additional compensation for producing the
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1 transcript for the circuit court judge.
2 (B) The Trial Employees Committee of the Arkansas Judicial
3 Council, Inc., shall develop a policy that shall be implemented by the
4 Administrative Office of the Courts to ensure fair compensation for a
5 substitute official court reporter who is required to produce a transcript
6 for a circuit court judge.
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Statutes affected:
Old version HB1605 Original - 3-2-2021 01:56 PM: 16-13-506(a)
Old version HB1605 V2 - 4-21-2021 02:16 PM: 16-13-506(a)
HB 1605: 16-13-506(a)
Act 1097: 16-13-506(a)