Nebraska § 71-957 Proceedings shall be of record; reporter; expenses and fees

Nebraska Statutes

§ 71-957 — Proceedings shall be of record; reporter; expenses and fees

Nebraska·Ch. 71 Public Health and Welfare

All proceedings held under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act shall be of record, and all oral proceedings shall be reported verbatim by either a qualified shorthand reporter or by tape-recording equipment equivalent in quality to that required in county courts by section  25-2732 . The written findings of the mental health board shall be part of the subject's records and shall be available to the parties in the case and to the treatment facility where the subject is receiving treatment pursuant to a commitment order of the mental health board under section  71-925  or  71-1209 . Any qualified shorthand reporter who reports proceedings presided over by a board or otherwise than in his or her capacity as an official district court stenographic repor

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All proceedings held under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act shall be of record, and all oral proceedings shall be reported verbatim by either a qualified shorthand reporter or by tape-recording equipment equivalent in quality to that required in county courts by section 25-2732 . The written findings of the mental health board shall be part of the subject's records and shall be available to the parties in the case and to the treatment facility where the subject is receiving treatment pursuant to a commitment order of the mental health board under section 71-925 or 71-1209 . Any qualified shorthand reporter who reports proceedings presided over by a board or otherwise than in his or her capacity as an official district court stenographic reporter shall apply to the court for reasonable expenses and fees for services performed in such hearings. The court shall fix reasonable expenses and fees, and the county board shall allow payment to the reporter in the full amount fixed by the court.

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Legislative History

Source: Laws 1976, LB 806, § 71; Laws 2000, LB 884, § 18; R.S.Supp.,2002, § 83-1061; Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 77; Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 48. Cross References: Sex Offender Commitment Act, see section 71-1201.