Sec. 154.115. PROHIBITED CONTRACTS. (a) A court reporter may not enter into or provide services under any contractual agreement, written or oral, exclusive or nonexclusive, that:
(1) undermines the impartiality of the court reporter;
(2) requires a court reporter to relinquish control of an original deposition transcript and copies of the transcript before it is certified and delivered to the custodial attorney;
(3) requires a court reporter to provide any service not made available to all parties to an action; or
(4) gives or appears to give an exclusive advantage to any party.
(b) This section does not apply to a contract for court reporting services for a court, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or this state.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 729, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 52 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2014.
Redesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.
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