Mississippi § 77-1-39 - Transcripts of oral testimony [Repealed effective December 31, 2020].
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 77-1-39 — Transcripts of oral testimony [Repealed effective December 31, 2020]., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77-1-39. Transcripts of oral testimony [Repealed effective December 31, 2020].
In all cases where the testimony of witnesses is given orally before the commission any interested party or the commission shall have the right to have said testimony taken down and transcribed by a stenographer or court reporter, who is not an employee of the commission, to be agreed upon by the parties or appointed by the commission. The stenographer or court reporter so employed shall be duly sworn and his or her certificate that the transcript of such evidence is correct together with the official certificate of any one (1) of the commissioners that he has read the same and that it is in his opinion correct shall entitle such transcript or a certified copy thereof to be received in evidence on any appeal or in any court in this state subject only to any objection that the same is not relevant or material. The stenographer or court reporter shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-13-33. The commission shall have the right to require any party demanding an official stenographer to guarantee or prepay the costs thereof in all proper cases.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 77-1-39 ("Transcripts of oral testimony [Repealed effective December 31, 2020].") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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