New Mexico § 36-2-13.1 Liability for court reporting costs

New Mexico Statutes

§ 36-2-13.1 — Liability for court reporting costs

New Mexico § 36-2-13.1

Ch. 36Attorneys

Art. 2Regulation of Attorneys

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 36-2-13.1 (2026).

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A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, an attorney who engages a court reporter to perform court reporting services shall be jointly and severally liable with the client for whom the services were performed for costs of:

(1)the shorthand reporting of the proceedings;

(2)transcribing the proceedings; and (3) each copy of the transcript of proceedings requested by the attorney. B. Any other attorney who orders a copy or transcript of proceedings shall be jointly and severally liable with his client for the costs of preparing the copy he orders. C. An attorney may agree in writing with the court reporter prior to the commencement of the proceedings that he shall not be liable for costs related to the proceedings. An attorney may also make a statement into the record at the c

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A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, an attorney who engages a court reporter to perform court reporting services shall be jointly and severally liable with the client for whom the services were performed for costs of: (1) the shorthand reporting of the proceedings; (2) transcribing the proceedings; and (3) each copy of the transcript of proceedings requested by the attorney. B. Any other attorney who orders a copy or transcript of proceedings shall be jointly and severally liable with his client for the costs of preparing the copy he orders. C. An attorney may agree in writing with the court reporter prior to the commencement of the proceedings that he shall not be liable for costs related to the proceedings. An attorney may also make a statement into the record at the commencement of the proceedings that he shall not be liable for costs. The court reporter may at that time choose not to record the proceedings at no liability to the court reporter. D. As used in this section, "attorney" means a person engaged in the practice of law. E. As used in this section, "court reporter" means a person who engages in the verbatim recording of judicial proceedings and who possesses a certificate as a New Mexico certified court reporter.