Texas Government Code

§ 52.059 — CHARGES FOR DEPOSITIONS

GV § 52.059Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 52. COURT REPORTERS AND SHORTHAND REPORTING FIRMS · Art. E. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c), an attorney who takes a deposition and the attorney's firm are jointly and severally liable for a shorthand reporter's charges for:

(1)the shorthand reporting of the deposition;

(2)transcribing the deposition; and

(3)each copy of the deposition transcript requested by the attorney.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), an attorney who appears at a deposition and the attorney's firm are jointly and severally liable for a shorthand reporter's charges for each copy of the deposition transcript requested by the attorney.

(c)Prior to the taking of any deposition, a determination of the person who will pay for the deposition costs will be made on the record, if an attorney is unwilling to be bound by the provisions of Subsection (a) or (b).

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 454, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.