Texas Government Code 52.011 – Provision of Signed Deposition Certificate; Certificate Requirements
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(a) A court reporting firm representative or a court reporter who reported a deposition for a case shall complete and sign a deposition certificate, known as the further certification.
(b) On request of a court reporter who reported a deposition for a case, a court reporting firm shall provide the reporter with a copy of the deposition certificate that the reporter has signed or to which the reporter’s signature has been applied.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 52.011
- Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(c) The deposition certificate must include:
(1) a statement that the deposition transcript was submitted to the deponent or the deponent’s attorney for examination and signature;
(2) the date the transcript was submitted to the deponent or the deponent’s attorney;
(3) the date the deponent returned the transcript, if returned, or a statement that the deponent did not return the transcript;
(4) a statement that any changes the deponent made to the transcript are reflected in a separate document attached to the transcript;
(5) a statement that the transcript was delivered in accordance with Rule 203.3, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
(6) the amount charged for preparing the original deposition transcript;
(7) a statement that a copy of the certificate was served on all parties to the case; and
(8) the date the copy of the certificate was served on the parties to the case.