H. B. 3166

(By Delegates Wills, Hrutkay,
Webster and Mahan)
[Introduced March 30, 2001; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend article two, chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirteen-a, relating to making an attorney employing a court reporter to undertake work on behalf of his or her client responsible for payment to the court reporter for services rendered.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article two, chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirteen-a, to read as follows:

§30-2-13a. Liability of attorney for court reporter fees.
An attorney employing a court reporter to undertake work on behalf of his or her client is responsible for payment to the court reporter for services rendered. The attorney may bill the client for expenses incurred for the court reporter's services.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.