Sec. 1. (a) To facilitate and expedite the trial of causes, the judge of each circuit, superior, probate, and juvenile court of each county shall appoint an official reporter. (b) The official reporter shall, when required by the recorder’s appointing judge, do the following: (1) Be promptly present in the appointing judge’s court. (2) Record […]
Sec. 2. (a) A person may not be considered ineligible to serve as official reporter because of the person’s gender. (b) A judge may not appoint the judge’s son or daughter as an official reporter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-23-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.20.
Sec. 3. At the time of appointment, an official reporter shall take an oath before an officer empowered to administer oaths to faithfully perform his or her duties as an official reporter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-23-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.20.
Sec. 4. An official reporter may, at any time, be removed by the judge of the court for which the reporter was appointed. In case of a vacancy in the office of official reporter, the judge of the court in which the vacancy occurs shall fill the vacancy as soon after its occurrence as practicable. […]
Sec. 5. (a) If requested to do so, an official reporter shall furnish to either party in a cause a transcript of all or any part of the proceedings required by the reporter to be taken or noted, including all documentary evidence. (b) An official reporter shall furnish a typewritten or printed transcript described in […]
Sec. 6. (a) Every official circuit, superior, criminal, probate, and juvenile court reporter appointed under section 1 of this chapter may do the following: (1) Take and certify all acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, or other instruments of writing required or authorized by law to be acknowledged. (2) Administer oaths generally. (3) Take and certify affidavits, […]
Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to the small claims court established under IC 33-34. (b) The person who is designated by a judge of the court to prepare transcripts may collect a fee of not more than five dollars ($5) for each transcript from a person who requests the preparation of a transcript. [Pre-2004 […]
