Title
Duties of Court Stenographers Act
Law
Act No. 2383
Decision Date
Feb 28, 1914
Act No. 2383 outlines the duties of stenographers in Philippine courts, including the attachment of stenographic notes to the record of the case and the provision of transcripts to requesting parties, while prohibiting stenographers from charging for transcription, in order to ensure a complete and accessible record of trial proceedings.
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Who must act and when

  • Section 1 applies whenever an appeal is allowed by a Court of First Instance or by the Court of Land Registration.
  • Section 1 covers appeals in civil, criminal, or registration matters, or special proceedings.
  • Section 1 makes it the duty of the clerk of the appealed court to direct the stenographer(s) to attach a transcript to the appealed record.
  • Section 1 requires the stenographer or stenographers to attach the transcript of stenographic notes taken during the trial.

Transcript for appealed cases

  • Section 1 requires attachment of a transcript of stenographic notes taken during the trial when an appeal is allowed.
  • Section 1 provides a cost-free requirement: stenographer(s) shall not charge anything for the transcription attached to the record of the case appealed.

Transcript for requesting persons (fees)

  • Section 2 requires stenographers to give the requested transcript to every person requesting same upon payment.
  • Section 2 imposes a per-word fee based on whether the request is made before or after the appeal is allowed.
  • For requests made before the appeal is allowed, Section 2 charges thirty centavos for each hundred words.
  • For requests made after the appeal is allowed, Section 2 charges fifteen centavos for each hundred words.

Costs, charges, and limits

  • Section 1 prohibits any charge for transcription that is required to be attached to the record of the case appealed.
  • Section 2 allows charges only for transcripts given to persons requesting them, and only at the rates stated per hundred words.
  • The applicable fee rate in Section 2 turns on the timing relative to when the appeal is allowed by the proper courts.

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