78A-2-404 - Contract restrictions. - Utah Statutes

78A-2-404. Contract restrictions.
(1) Any contract for court reporting services, not related to a particular case or reportingincident, is prohibited between a court reporter or any other person with whom a court reporterhas a principal and agency relationship and any attorney, party to an action, or party having afinancial interest in an action. Negotiating or bidding reasonable fees, equal to all the parties, ona case-by-case basis may not be prohibited.
(2) A certified court reporter is an officer of the court whose impartiality shall remainbeyond question.
(3) This section does not apply to the courts or the administrative tribunals of this state.
(4) Violation of this section shall be considered unprofessional conduct as provided inSections 58-74-102 and 58-74-502, and shall be grounds for revocation of licensure only.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session