Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 1440 – Nonstenographic recordation of testimony
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 1440
- 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.
- 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).
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
The testimony at a deposition may be recorded by other than stenographic means, in which event the notice shall designate the manner of recording, preserving, and filing the deposition, and shall include other provisions to assure that the recorded testimony will be accurate and trustworthy. A videotaped deposition may be taken and used without court order just as any other deposition. A certified shorthand reporter shall be present at the time of any videotaped deposition taken without a court order unless waived by all parties. A party may nevertheless arrange to have a stenographic transcription made at his own expense.
Acts 1976, No. 574, §1; Acts 1990, No. 295, §1.