Virginia Code 17.1-1000: Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 17.1-1000
- Court reporting services: means services provided by a court reporter and associated videography services. See Virginia Code 17.1-1000
- 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.
- Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
- 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).
- Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249
- sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
- 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.
“Court reporter” means a person who records legal proceedings by stenotype machine or other means allowed under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia and provides prompt preparation of an accurate, verbatim written transcript.
“Court reporting services” means services provided by a court reporter and associated videography services.
“Court reporting services provider” means a business, entity, or firm that provides or arranges for court reporting services.
“Legal proceeding” includes a court proceeding, a deposition, an administrative hearing, an arbitration hearing, an examination under oath, and a sworn statement.
2018, c. 783.