Bill > H1824

This bill amends Section 88 of Chapter 221 of the General Laws, which relates to the fees for furnishing transcripts of court proceedings. The key provisions are: 1. The stenographer or transcriber shall furnish a paper or electronic transcript of a trial or hearing at a rate of $4.00 per page for the original and $1.50 per page for each additional copy ordered at the same time, with a minimum charge of $20. 2. The second sentence of Section 88 is deleted. 3. Additional paper or electronic copies requested by an indigent person or their counsel shall be charged at a rate of $0.35 per page, with a minimum charge of $20. 4. If daily copy is ordered by the presiding justice or any party, the rate shall be $5.75 per page for the original paper or electronic copy and $2.25 per page for each additional copy, with the same $0.35 per page rate for additional copies requested by an indigent person or their counsel, and a minimum charge of $20.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1824