2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 130
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2554(B)(2), relative to court reporters; to provide for digital
3 recording; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 37:2554(B)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง2554. Qualifications; examinations; certificates
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8 B.
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10 (2)(a) Except as provided for in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph,
11 any Any person duly holding a certification in digital reporting from a recognized
12 authority as defined in R.S. 37:2555, or any person employed as an official court
13 reporter or deputy official court reporter by a court of record utilizing electronic or
14 audio recording as a method of official court reporting on or before December 31,
15 2011, shall be certified as long as they remain employed by that court as an official
16 or deputy official court reporter. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not be
17 applicable to the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Thirty-Second,
18 Thirty-Fourth, and Fortieth Judicial District Courts, the Orleans Parish Civil District
19 Court, the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, the New Orleans First and Second
20 City Courts, the New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Courts, and on and after the
21 effective date of its creation, the Forty-First Judicial District Court.
22 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in Orleans
23 Parish Civil District Court, electronic or audio recording may be utilized only
24 in hearings related to protection from abuse pursuant to R.S. 46:2131 et seq. or
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 130 ENROLLED
1 R.S. 46:2151, protection from stalking pursuant to R.S. 46:2171 et seq., and
2 protection for victims of sexual assault pursuant to R.S. 46:2181 et seq.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.