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GA Code § 15-14-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-14-4. Additional Court Reporters; Typists; Equipment

  In all judicial circuits of this state in which nine or more superior court judges are provided by law, the judges of such circuits shall have the power to appoint, in addition to those court reporters already authorized by law, such additional court reporters as each judge deems necessary or proper to report and transcribe the proceedings of the court over which he presides, such court reporters to have the same qualifications and to be paid in the same manner as is provided by law.   In addition thereto, each of the judges of such circuits shall have the power, with the approval of the county commissioners, to employ such typists as he may deem necessary or proper to aid in the recording or transcribing of the proceedings of the court; the compensation of the typists is declared to be an expense of court and payable out of the county treasury as such.   In the aforesaid circuits each of the judges shall have the power to purchase such recording machines and equipment as he may deem necessary or proper to aid in the transaction of the business of the court and to order payment therefor out of the county treasury as an expense of court.    (Ga. L. 1957, p. 373, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 136.
GA Code § 15-14-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-14-6. Contingent Expense and Travel Allowance; Notification of Appointments and Removals

  The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia is authorized and directed to pay from the state treasury the sums specified in subsection (b) of this Code section as contingent expense and travel allowance to each duly appointed reporter for the superior courts in all judicial circuits of this state, such sum being in addition to the compensation of the superior court reporters provided by law.  Any person who is a duly appointed reporter for the superior courts in more than one judicial circuit shall receive only one contingent expense and travel allowance, in the amount provided for the circuit consisting of the largest number of counties in which he or she is so appointed.     (b) The amounts payable per month under this Code section to superior court reporters as contingent expense and travel allowance shall be as follows:   (1) For reporters of judicial circuits consisting of only one county ................................ $ 80.00 (2) For reporters of judicial circuits consisting of two counties ............................... 140.00 (3) For reporters of judicial circuits consisting of three counties ............................. 200.00 (4) For reporters of judicial circuits consisting of four counties .............................. 260.00 (5) For reporters of judicial circuits consisting of five counties .............................. 320.00 (6) For reporters of judicial circuits consisting of six or more counties ....................... 380.00   The contingent expense and travel allowance provided by this Code section shall be paid from the appropriations made by the General Assembly for the cost of operating the superior courts.The duly appointed reporters are declared to be officers of the superior courts.   Annually during the month of January the judge or chief judge of each judicial circuit shall certify to The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia the names and addresses of all persons duly appointed as reporters for the superior courts in the judicial circuit and shall thereafter notify the council of the removal of such persons from office or the appointment of additional persons as superior court reporters, together with the effective date of such removal or appointment.   All laws enacted before April 5, 1961, applicable to any circuit or counties of this state and governing the compensation of court reporters therein shall remain in full force and effect.   (Ga. L. 1961, p. 354, §§ 1-5; Ga. L. 1962, p. 60, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 417, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 619, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 10; Ga. L. 2008, p. 577, § 6/SB 396.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Compensation of state court reporters.    - Because a state court serves a single county, state court reporters are to receive the amount prescribed by paragraph (b)(1) of O.C.G.A. § 15-14-6 for reporters of judicial circuits consisting of one county only. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U81-24.
GA Code § 15-14-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-14-7. Destruction of Notes; How Authorized; Petition; Grounds; Notice; Order

  Upon petition, the judge of a superior court, city court, or any other court, the judgments of which are subject to review by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, may authorize destruction of a court reporter's notes taken of the evidence and other proceedings in civil actions in that court, subject to this Code section.   The court reporter or other person in whose custody the notes are kept shall file a written petition in the court in which the trial was conducted requesting an order authorizing destruction of notes taken during the trial. The petition shall specify the name of the court reporter, the name of the person in whose custody the notes are kept if other than the court reporter, the place at which the notes are kept, and the names and addresses of the parties to the action or, if the address of a party is unknown, the name and address of counsel to that party if such is known.   The petition shall certify one of the following:   That the action is a civil action in which no notice of appeal has been filed, that the court reporter has not been requested or ordered to transcribe the evidence and other proceedings, and that a period of not less than 37 months has elapsed since the last date upon which a notice of appeal in the action could have been filed; or   That the action is one in which the court reporter has been requested or ordered pursuant to law to transcribe the evidence and other proceedings, that the record has been transcribed, and that a period of not less than 12 months has elapsed from the date upon which the remittitur from the appeal has been docketed in the trial court.     When a petition for the destruction of notes is filed pursuant to this Code section, the court shall cause due notice of the petition and the grounds therefor to be given to each party to the action or, if the address of a party is unknown, to the counsel to the party if such is known.   Not less than 30 days after receipt of a petition pursuant to this Code section, the court shall authorize destruction of the specified notes unless such destruction, in the court's judgment, would impair the cause of justice or fairness in the action.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 410, §§ 1-4.)
GA Code § 15-14-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-20. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as "The Georgia Court Reporting Act."   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-21. Purpose

 It is declared by the General Assembly that the practice of court reporting carries important responsibilities in connection with the administration of justice, both in and out of the courts; that court reporters are officers of the courts; and that the right to define and regulate the practice of court reporting belongs naturally and logically to the judicial branch of the state government. Therefore, in recognition of these principles, the purpose of this article is to act in aid of the judiciary so as to ensure minimum proficiency in the practice of court reporting by recognizing and conferring jurisdiction upon the Judicial Council of Georgia to define and regulate the practice of court reporting.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-22. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Board" means the Board of Court Reporting of the Judicial Council.   "Certified court reporter" means any person certified under this article to practice verbatim reporting.   "Court reporter" means any person who is engaged in the practice of court reporting as a profession as defined in this article. The term "court reporter" shall include not only those who actually report judicial proceedings in courts but also those who make verbatim records as defined in paragraph (4) of this Code section.   "Court reporting" means the making of a verbatim record by means of manual shorthand, machine shorthand, closed microphone voice dictation silencer, or by other means of personal verbatim reporting of any testimony given under oath before, or for submission to, any court, referee, or court examiner or any board, commission, or other body created by statute, or by the Constitution of this state or in any other proceeding where a verbatim record is required. The taking of a deposition is the making of a verbatim record as defined in this article.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 4; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Regulating verbatim court reporting in federal judicial system within state.    - With the exception of official federal court reporters, the Board of Court Reporting of the Judicial Council of Georgia has authority to regulate the practice of verbatim court reporting for use in the federal courts within the State of Georgia pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§ 15-14-22 and15-14-28. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 86-27.
GA Code § 15-14-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-23. Judicial Council of Georgia as Agency of Judiciary for Purposes of Article

 The Judicial Council of Georgia, as created by Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this title, is declared to be an agency of the judicial branch of the state government for the purpose of defining and regulating the practice of court reporting in this state.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 3; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-24. Board of Court Reporting of Judicial Council; Creation; Composition; Term; Vacancies; Removal

  There is established a board which shall be known and designated as the "Board of Court Reporting of the Judicial Council." It shall be composed of nine members, five members to be certified court reporters, two members to be representatives from the State Bar of Georgia, and two members to be from the judiciary, one to be a superior court judge and one to be a state court judge, each of whom shall have not less than five years' experience in their respective professions. The board shall be appointed by the Judicial Council. The term of office shall be two years, and the Judicial Council shall fill vacancies on the board.   Any member of the board may be removed by the Judicial Council after a hearing at which the Judicial Council determines that there is cause for removal.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 5; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7; Ga. L. 1999, p. 868, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-14-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-25. Oath of Office; Filing; Certificate of Appointment

 Immediately and before entering upon the duties of their office, the members of the board shall take the oath of office and shall file the same in the office of the Judicial Council. Upon receiving the oath of office, the Judicial Council shall issue to each member a certificate of appointment.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 6; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-26. Chairperson; Election; Term; Rules and Regulations

 The board shall each year elect from its members a chairperson, whose term shall be for one year, and who shall serve during the period for which elected and until a successor shall be elected. The board shall make all necessary rules and regulations to carry out this article, but the rules and regulations shall be subject to review by the Judicial Council.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 7; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-27 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-27. Administrative Work as Duty of Administrative Office of the Courts; Director to Serve as Secretary of Board

 The administrative and staff work of the board shall be among the duties of the Administrative Office of the Courts created by Code Section 15-5-22. The director of the Administrative Office of the Courts or a designee shall serve as secretary of the board and shall perform all duties which may be assigned by either the board or the Judicial Council to implement this article.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 18; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-28 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-28. Certificate Required

 No person shall engage in the practice of verbatim court reporting in this state unless the person is the holder of a certificate as a certified court reporter or is the holder of a temporary permit issued under this article.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 12; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Regulating verbatim court reporting in federal judicial system within state.    - With the exception of official federal court reporters, the Board of Court Reporting of the Judicial Council of Georgia has authority to regulate the practice of verbatim court reporting for use in the federal courts within the State of Georgia pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§ 15-14-22 and15-14-28. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 86-27.
GA Code § 15-14-29 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-29. Qualifications for Certification; Individuals With Disabilities

  Upon receipt of appropriate application and fees, the board shall grant a certificate as a certified court reporter to any person who:   Has attained the age of 18 years;   Is of good moral character;   Is a graduate of a high school or has had an equivalent education; and   Has, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, successfully passed an examination in verbatim court reporting as prescribed in Code Section 15-14-30.     Any person who has attained the age of 18 years and is of good moral character, who submits to the board an affidavit under oath that the court reporter was actively and continuously, for one year preceding March 20, 1974, principally engaged as a court reporter, shall be exempt from taking an examination and shall be granted a certificate as a certified court reporter.     Reasonable accommodation shall be provided to any qualified individual with a disability who applies to take the examination who meets the essential eligibility requirements for the examination and provides acceptable documentation of a disability, unless the provision of such accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the board.   Reasonable accommodation shall be provided to any qualified individual with a disability who applies for certification who meets the essential eligibility requirements for certification and provides acceptable documentation of a disability, unless the provision of such accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the board or the certification of the individual would pose a direct threat to the health, welfare, or safety of residents of this state.   The term "disability," as used in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.      (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, §§ 9, 11; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 15; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    O.C.G.A. § 15-14-29 cannot be constitutionally applied so as to prohibit an individual who is not a citizen from being certified as a court reporter since the citizenship requirements do not meet the test in Cabell v. Chavez-Salido, 454 U.S. 432 (1982) for determining whether a restriction fits within the narrow "political function" exception to the general rule that discrimination based on alienage triggers strict scrutiny. 1992 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 92-23.
GA Code § 15-14-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-30. Application for Testing; Fee; Time of Examinations; Conduct and Grading

 Every person desiring to commence the practice of court reporting in this state shall file an application for testing with the board upon such form as shall be adopted and prescribed by the board. At the time of making an application the applicant shall deposit with the board an examination fee to be determined by the board. Examinations shall be conducted as often as may be necessary, as determined by the board, provided that examinations must be conducted at least once annually. Applicants shall be notified by mail of the holding of such examinations no later than ten days before the date upon which the examinations are to be given. Examinations shall be conducted and graded according to rules and regulations prescribed by the board.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 10; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-31. Renewal of Certificate; Fee; Automatic Revocation of Suspended Certificate

 Every certified court reporter who continues in the active practice of verbatim court reporting shall annually renew the certificate on or before April 1 following the date of issuance of the certificate under which the court reporter is then entitled to practice, upon the payment of a fee established by the board. Every certificate which has not been renewed on April 1 shall expire on that date of that year and shall result in the suspension of the court reporter's right to practice under this article, which suspension shall not be terminated until all delinquent fees have been paid or the court reporter has requalified by testing.After a period to be determined by the board, a suspended certificate will be automatically revoked and may not be reinstated without meeting current certification requirements.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 17; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-32. Use of Title or Abbreviation

 Any person who has received from the board a certificate as provided for in this article shall be known and styled as a certified court reporter and shall be authorized to practice as such in this state and to use such title or the abbreviation "C.C.R." in so doing.No other person, firm, or corporation, all of the members of which have not received such certificate, shall assume the title of certified court reporter, the abbreviation "C.C.R.," or any other words or abbreviations tending to indicate that the person, firm, or corporation so using the same is a certified court reporter.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 8; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-34. Temporary Permits

 Temporary employment of any person may be possible by obtaining a temporary permit from the board or from a judge in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Board of Court Reporting of the Judicial Council.The scope of the activities of the temporary permit holder shall be as provided in the rules of the board.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 16; Ga. L. 1980, p. 528, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-35. Injunction Against Violations; Remedy Cumulative

 On the verified complaint of any person or by motion of the board that any person, firm, or corporation has violated any provision of this article, the board, with the consent of the Judicial Council, may file a complaint seeking equitable relief in its own name in the superior court of any county in this state having jurisdiction of the parties, alleging the facts and praying for a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction or permanent injunction against such person, firm, or corporation, restraining them from violating this article. Upon proof thereof, the court shall issue the restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction without requiring allegation or proof that the board has no adequate remedy at law. The right of injunction provided for in this Code section shall be in addition to any other remedy which the board has and shall be in addition to any right of criminal prosecution provided by law.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 15; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7.)
GA Code § 15-14-36 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 14 - Court Reporters|Article 2 - Training and Certification|§ 15-14-36. Penalties for Violations

 Any person who:    Represents himself or herself as having received a certificate or temporary permit as provided for in this article or practices as a certified court reporter, without having received a certificate or temporary permit;   Continues to practice as a court reporter in this state or uses any title or abbreviation indicating he or she is a certified court reporter, after his or her certificate has been revoked; or   Violates any provision of this article or of subsection (c) or (d) of Code Section 9-11-28  shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of the offense is a separate misdemeanor.     (Ga. L. 1974, p. 345, § 14; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 7; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1007, § 3; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 15.)   Law reviews.   - For note on the 1994 amendment of this Code section, see 11 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 58 (1994).