# Texas law requires every deposition in the state to be reported by a certified shorthand reporter, with an uncertified reporter allowed only when none is available

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20230901-court-reporter-12
Date: 2023-09-01 · Stage: Constraint
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## Scope

Texas, United States. The statute says a person may not engage in shorthand reporting unless certified by the state supreme court, and that, except as the code provides, all depositions conducted in the state must be reported by a certified shorthand reporter; section 154.112 lets an uncertified person report an oral deposition only after delivering an affidavit that a certified reporter is not available. Section 154.101 was last amended effective 1 September 2023. One state's law; it does not say how many depositions are also recorded on video, or how reporters produce the transcript.

## Source

- Texas Legislature — Government Code chapter 154, sections 154.101 and 154.112, as last amended by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 861 (H.B. 3474) — https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/GV/htm/GV.154.htm (primary source)

## What this means

In Texas, taking down a deposition is reserved by law to a certified human reporter.

## What it does not show yet

One state's law; it says nothing about how the reporter makes the transcript or about video alongside.

## How to verify it yourself

Open Texas Government Code chapter 154 and find "all depositions conducted in this state must be reported by a certified shorthand reporter".


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