N.Y. State Senator Moves To Limit Electronic Recording
Posted in: Electronic Recording
A New York State Senator is taking on the cause of court reporters as he tries to move a bill that would limit electronic recording in New York courts according to an article by The Law Journal.
“New York legislation being carried by the chairman of the Senate’s Judiciary Committee would set limits on the Office of Court Administration’s now unfettered authority to allow the mechanical recording of proceedings in any state courts in New York.
The measure, S7995, would prohibit the use of recording devices — rather than a stenographic record taken by a court reporter — in Supreme Court, county court, district court and family court when delinquency cases are being heard and during jury trials in New York City Civil Court.
If no OCA-employed court reporter is available, courts are directed to hire stenographers on a provisional or per-diem basis to take down proceedings in the specified courts. It is only in the event that no such reporters can be found that mechanical recording would be allowed under the new legislation.“
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by admin
3 Comments
May 22nd, 2008 at 11:05 am
Another reason to LOVE the Big Apple!
May 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 am
Gosh, It’s nice to know that people really do understand that a transcript produced from ER is NOT usable in a court of law!
May 27th, 2008 at 11:20 am
I know of an instance in Tuolumne County where an attorney in a misdemeanor vehicular manslaugher case held firm on his request for a court reporter as opposed to electronic recording in misdemeanor cases and the court listened!