Tennessee § 40-14-311 - Minimum compensation payable to court reporters.
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§ 40-14-311. Minimum compensation payable to court reporters.
The minimum compensation payable to court reporters with at least ten (10) years of experience or court reporters holding the designation licensed court reporter (LCR), as defined in § 20-9-602 , issued by the Tennessee board of court reporting is set at the following rates: For a full-day appearance, three hundred fifty dollars ($350); and For a half-day appearance, one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175). Acts 1965, ch. 221, § 11; T.C.A., § 40-2039; Acts 1993, ch. 66, § 64; 2019, ch. 467, § 1. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by § 9-1-116 , concerning entitlement to funds, absent appropriation. Amendments. The 2019 amendment rewrote the section which read: “Each court reporter shall be compensated in accordance with schedules fixed by the administrative director within budgetary limits as provided by law.” Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 467, § 3. July 1, 2019.
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