Alabama § 12-17-277 - Fee for Court Reporter Taxed as Costs in Cases Utilizing Reporter.
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§ 12-17-277. Fee for Court Reporter Taxed as Costs in Cases Utilizing Reporter.
In all cases reported by an official court reporter or special reporter, there shall be taxed, as part of the costs of the case, a fee of $5.00 for each day or fraction thereof that such reporter shall be engaged in reporting a case, to be collected as costs as in other cases and, when collected, paid by the clerk of the court into the county treasury of the county in which the case is tried.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-17-277 ("Fee for Court Reporter Taxed as Costs in Cases Utilizing Reporter.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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