Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 772 – Relationship to party or proceeding; prohibition
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1. Prohibition. A court reporter or a court reporting services provider may not provide court reporting services for a legal proceeding if that court reporter or the court reporting services provider:
A. Has a contractual relationship with a party or an attorney, representative, agent or insurer of a party, other than a contract to provide court reporting, litigation and trial support services; [PL 2013, c. 298, §1 (NEW).]
C. Is a party. [PL 2013, c. 298, §1 (NEW).]
A court reporter may not provide court reporting services for a legal proceeding if the court reporter is a relative, employee or attorney of one of the parties or is a relative, employee or attorney of a person with a financial interest in the action or its outcome.
[PL 2013, c. 298, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 772
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Court reporter: means a person who records legal proceedings by stenotype machine or other means allowed under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30 and provides prompt preparation of an accurate, verbatim written transcript. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771
- 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.
- Court reporting services: means services provided by a court reporter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771
- Court reporting services provider: means a business, entity or firm that provides or arranges for court reporting services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771
- Legal proceeding: means a proceeding or series of proceedings by which a legal judgment is invoked and includes but is not limited to:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Party: means a party to an action that is the subject of the legal proceeding for which court reporting services are provided or sought to be provided. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771 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.
2. Reasonable effort to determine; requirement. Prior to the provision of court reporting services, a court reporter or court reporting services provider shall make reasonable efforts to determine whether the provision of court reporting services is prohibited under this subchapter.
[PL 2013, c. 298, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 298, §1 (NEW).