§ 30-10-611 — Testimony written and subscribed - fees

The testimony shall be
reduced to writing, under the coroner's order, and subscribed by the witnesses, and
the person writing such testimony shall be paid from the county treasury the same
fees prescribed for jurors attending inquests concerning deaths. Such testimony, in
the discretion of the coroner, may be taken down in shorthand by a competent
stenographer, who shall first be sworn by the coroner to correctly take down such
testimony and correctly transcribe the same. The stenographer shall receive the
usual per diem and fees paid official court reporters for like services to be paid by
the board of county commissioners. Upon the request of the coroner, the
stenographer shall transcribe the testimony and transmit it to the coroner, and it
shall not be necessary in such case for the witnesses to subscribe the same. If the
testimony is not transcribed and transmitted, the stenographer shall file his name
and address and the notes of the testimony with the district court, and the district
court shall keep such materials for a period of seven years from the time of the
transmittal of the coroner's inquisition. The coroner shall return his inquisition and
list of witnesses to the district court, and such notes if transcribed and transmitted
by such stenographer shall have the same force and effect as testimony written out
under the coroner's order and subscribed by the witnesses.

Legislative History

Source: G.L. � 515. G.S. � 619. L. 1887: p. 245, � 1. L. 07: p. 308, � 1. R.S. 08: � 1305. C.L. � 8780. CSA: C. 45, � 127. CRS 53: � 35-6-11. C.R.S. 1963: � 35-6-11. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1441, � 6, effective June 4.