                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COURT REPORTERS (§ 19.2-166)

Each judge of a court of record having jurisdiction over criminal proceedings
shall be authorized, in all felony cases and habeas corpus proceedings to
appoint a court reporter to report proceedings or to operate mechanical or
electrical devices for recording proceedings, to transcribe the report or record
of such proceedings, to perform any stenographic work related to such report,
record or transcript including work pertinent to the court&#8217;s findings of
fact and conclusions of law pertinent thereto. Such reporter shall be paid by
the Commonwealth on a per diem or work basis as appropriate out of the
appropriation for criminal charges.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 17-30.1:1; 1968, c. 486; 1975, c. 495; 2003, c. 140.