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2025 Utah Code
Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration
Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration
Part 4 - Court Reporter Act
Section 404 - Contract restrictions.
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UT Code § 78A-2-404 (2025)
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Effective 5/12/2020
78A-2-404. Contract restrictions.
Amended by Chapter 376, 2020 General Session
78A-2-404. Contract restrictions.
- (1)
- (a) Any contract for court reporting services, not related to a particular case or reporting incident, is prohibited between a court reporter or any other person with whom a court reporter has a principal and agency relationship and any attorney, party to an action, or party having a financial interest in an action.
- (b) Negotiating or bidding reasonable fees, equal to all the parties, on a case-by-case basis is not prohibited.
- (2) A certified court reporter is an officer of the court, authorized to administer oaths, whose impartiality shall remain beyond question.
- (3) This section does not apply to the courts or the administrative tribunals of this state.
- (4) Violation of this section shall be considered unprofessional conduct as provided in Section 58-74-102 and 58-74-502, and shall be grounds for revocation of state certification only.
Amended by Chapter 376, 2020 General Session
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