Section 12-17-270 Appointment; qualifications; term of office; removal. Each of the judges of the circuit courts of this state shall appoint a competent person to perform the duties of official court reporter of the courts in the circuit over which said judge presides. No two or more judges shall appoint the same court reporter. The […]
Section 12-17-271 Existing positions continued; authorization of additional positions by Administrative Director of Courts. Positions for court reporters existing on October 10, 1975, shall continue as provided by law. Additional positions for court reporters in the circuit and district court may be authorized by the Administrative Director of Courts upon recommendation of presiding circuit judges. […]
Section 12-17-272 Special roving reporters. Special roving reporters may be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the Administrative Director of Courts on either a part-time or full-time basis and shall perform duties at places and in such manner as prescribed by the Administrative Director of Courts. The rate of compensation of such special roving […]
Section 12-17-273 Oath. Before any official court reporter, special reporter or roving reporter shall enter upon the duties of his office, he must subscribe to an oath to support the constitution and laws of the State of Alabama and to faithfully perform all the duties of such office. (Acts 1919, No. 302, p. 268; Code […]
Section 12-17-274 Compensation; cost-of-living and merit increases. (a) An official court reporter shall be paid a salary by the state in an amount as shall be established by law, to be paid as other state employees are paid. (b)(1) In addition to the salary paid by the state, each official court reporter shall be paid […]
Section 12-17-275 Duties. The official court reporter shall attend in person, except as otherwise herein provided, the sessions of court held in the circuit for which he is appointed, and in every case, where directed by the judge or requested by a party thereto, he shall take full stenographic notes of the oral testimony and […]
Section 12-17-276 Transcript fees. Notwithstanding any statutes existing on October 10, 1975, which prescribe fees to be paid to court reporters for producing transcripts of their stenographic notes, the amounts of these fees may be fixed and adjusted by the Supreme Court at such times as it shall determine. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, […]
Section 12-17-277 Fee for court reporter taxed as costs in cases utilizing reporter. In all cases reported by an official court reporter or special reporter, there shall be taxed, as part of the costs of the case, a fee of $5.00 for each day or fraction thereof that such reporter shall be engaged in reporting […]