Kansas Statutes 20-917. Official court reporter; assignment; transcripts; power to administer oaths; reporters’ expenses
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 20-917
- Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(a) The supreme court shall provide by rule for the assignment of an official court reporter appointed in any judicial district to duty in another judicial district.
(b) The supreme court shall regulate the making of the records of all court proceedings and shall adopt rules governing the preparation and sale of trial transcripts.
(c) An official court reporter shall have the power to administer oaths in any court proceeding in the same manner and to the same extent provided by law for the administering of oaths by district judges.
(d) Official court reporters shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, in the same manner and to the same extent district judges are so reimbursed.