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ACT No. 234
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 789
BY REPRESENTATIVE BOURRIAQUE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:964(H), relative to court reporters for the Fourteenth Judicial
3 District Court; to extend application of fees to all reported and transcribed cases; and
4 to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:964(H) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง964. Court reporters for Fourteenth Judicial District
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9 H. In all cases which are reported and transcribed for appeal, a fee of three
10 dollars and twenty-five cents per page for originals, and seventy-five cents per page
11 for each copy, shall be charged by and paid to the reporter. In those cases which are
12 reported but not transcribed, one-half of the fees provided in this Subsection for
13 originals shall be charged by and paid to the reporter. Such fees shall be retained by
14 a majority of the judges shall determine the amount of the fee which shall be paid to
15 the court reporter for the transcription of each page of all testimony reported and
16 transcribed and the amount of the fee per copy of each page of transcribed testimony.
17 The provisions of this Subsection shall also apply to cases which are reported but
18 not transcribed. Such fees shall be retained by the reporter as compensation, in
19 addition to the salary provided for in Subsection G of this Section, and shall be taxed
20 as costs of the suit in which the testimony is taken.
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1 Section 2. In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 13:62, the change in court costs
2 or fees as provided by this Act shall become effective if and when the Judicial Council
3 provides a recommendation that such court costs or fees meet the applicable guidelines in
4 its report to the Louisiana Legislature. No fees shall be imposed or collected without
5 Judicial Council approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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