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ACT No. 593
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 784
BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 44:4(45), relative to records exempt from the public records law; to provide2
for an exemption for information contained on certain electronic devices used by3
court reporters; to provide for an exemption for certain physical medium used in or4
as an electronic storage device by a court reporter; to provide an exemption for5
certain paper documents created by court reporters; to provide for definitions; to6
provide for exceptions; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 44:4(45) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
ยง4. Applicability10
This Chapter shall not apply:11
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(45)(a) To the physical medium or contents of any electronic storage device13
including any compact disc, digital video disc, jump drive, audio or video cassette14
tape, or any other type of electronic storage device, or to any shorthand or longhand15
notes or writings or stenotype paper tapes in the custody or under the control of a16
judge, clerk of court, official court reporter, deputy official court reporter, or17
certified electronic reporter and which are produced, made, or used by an official18
court reporter, deputy official court reporter, free lance reporter, or certified19
electronic reporter in any court of record of the state during any proceedings before20
that court to report the proceedings or for the purpose of transcribing into typewriting21
those portions of the proceedings required by law or by the court to be transcribed.22
(b) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall not apply to23
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to in any hearing, administrative proceedings, or disciplinary proceeding, the record1
of which is public according to law, before the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana,2
the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, the3
Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters, or any board, hearing officer,4
or panel of such entities.5
(c) As used in this Paragraph, the terms "official court reporter", "deputy6
official court reporter", "free lance reporter", and "certified electronic reporter" shall7
have the same meanings as provided in R.S. 13:961and R.S. 37:2555.8
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: