Kansas Statutes > Chapter 20 > Article 9 – Official Reporters for District Courts


§ 20-910a	Transcript as evidence
§ 20-911	False certificate or omission of portion of notes; penalty
§ 20-912	Rules for granting certificates for appointment as official reporters
§ 20-913	Title of reporter; administration of oaths; seal
§ 20-914	Same; certificate required before appointment
§ 20-917	Official court reporter; assignment; transcripts; power to administer oaths; reporters’ expenses

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.
Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
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).
seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.