Section 88 Furnishing transcripts of notes; fees - Massachusetts Statutes

[ Text of section effective until July 1, 2009. For text effective July 1, 2009, see below.]

  Section 88. Upon request of the presiding justice or any party, the stenographer shall furnish a transcript of his notes, or any part thereof, taken at a trial or hearing, for which he shall be paid by the party requesting it at the rate of three dollars per page for the original and one dollar per page for each additional copy ordered at the same time. In the event that daily copy is ordered by the presiding justice or any party, the rate shall be four dollars and fifty cents per page for the original copy and one dollar and fifty cents per page for each additional copy. If transcript is ordered by the presiding justice or, in a criminal case, by the district attorney, payment therefor at the same rate shall be made by the commonwealth upon a voucher approved by him, and, in a criminal case, the charges of transcripts furnished to said justice and to the district attorney shall be taxed like other expenses.

Chapter 221: Section 88. Furnishing transcripts of notes; fees

[ Text of section as amended by 2009, 27, Secs. 95 and 96 effective July 1, 2009. See 2009, 27, Sec. 161. For text effective until July 1, 2009, see above.]

  Section 88. Upon request of the presiding justice or any party, the stenographer shall furnish a transcript of his notes, or any part thereof, taken at a trial or hearing, for which he shall be paid by the party requesting it at the rate of three dollars per page for the original and one dollar per page for each additional copy ordered at the same time. In the event that daily copy is ordered by the presiding justice or any party, the rate shall be four dollars and fifty cents per page for the original copy and one dollar and fifty cents per page for each additional copy. If transcript is ordered by the presiding justice or, in a criminal case, by the district attorney, payment therefor at the same rate shall be made by the administrative office of the trial court upon a voucher approved by the presiding justice and, in a criminal case, the charges of transcripts furnished to said justice and to the district attorney shall be taxed like other expenses. If the presiding justice orders that a statement given to the police be transcribed, all parties shall receive a copy, and payment therefor shall be at the same rate and made by the administrative office of the trial court upon a voucher approved by the presiding justice.