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AN ACT
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relating to circumstances under which court reporting firms, |
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shorthand reporting firms, and affiliate offices are considered to |
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provide services in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.001, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 52.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the Court Reporters Certification |
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Board. |
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(2) "Certification" means a certification issued by |
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the state supreme court on the board's recommendation. |
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(2-a) "Director" means the administrative director of |
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the board's employees. |
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(3) "Official court reporter" means the shorthand |
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reporter appointed by a judge as the official court reporter. |
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(4) "Shorthand reporter" and "court reporter" mean a |
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person who engages in shorthand reporting. |
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(5) "Shorthand reporting" and "court reporting" mean |
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the practice of shorthand reporting for use in litigation in the |
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courts of this state by making a verbatim record of an oral court |
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proceeding, deposition, or proceeding before a grand jury, referee, |
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or court commissioner using written symbols in shorthand, machine |
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shorthand, or oral stenography. |
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(6) "Shorthand reporting firm," "court reporting |
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firm," and "affiliate office" mean an entity wholly or partly in the |
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business of providing court reporting or other related services in |
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this state. |
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(7) "Registration" means a registration issued by the |
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board. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(6), a court reporting |
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firm, shorthand reporting firm, or affiliate office is considered |
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to be providing court reporting or other related services in this |
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state if: |
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(1) any act that constitutes a court reporting service |
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or shorthand reporting service occurs wholly or partly in this |
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state; |
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(2) the firm or office recruits a resident of this |
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state through an intermediary located inside or outside of this |
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state to provide court reporting services, shorthand reporting |
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services, or other related services in this state; or |
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(3) the firm or office contracts with a resident of |
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this state by mail or otherwise and either party is to perform court |
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reporting services, shorthand reporting services, or other related |
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services wholly or partly in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the SenateSpeaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1518 was passed by the House on March |
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22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1518 was passed by the Senate on April |
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25, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |