California Business and Professions Code

§ 8050

BPC § 8050 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 3 · Ch. 13 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to enhance the regulation of licensed shorthand reporters and shorthand reporting corporations pursuant to this section, by imposing specific penalties in addition to other remedies permitted by this chapter that seek to discourage practices that are inconsistent with the integrity and impartiality required of officers of the court and to promote competition based upon the quality and price of shorthand reporting services.

(b)This section shall apply to an individual or entity that does any of the following:

(1)Any act that constitutes shorthand reporting that occurs wholly or partly in this state.

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Legislative history

Amended (as added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 214, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 625, Sec. 74. (SB 1443) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.