§ 319 — Taking of hearings by official stenographer

§ 319. Taking of hearings by official stenographer. Upon any hearing\nprovided for in article one hundred seventy or article one hundred\neighty of the criminal procedure law, by or before any local criminal\ncourt by which an official stenographer shall have been appointed, under\nprovision of law therefor, stenographic minutes of the hearing shall be\ntaken by such stenographer. Where the defendant is charged with a felony\nand is either held for the action of a grand jury or not so held, upon\nthe request of the district attorney a copy of such stenographic\nminutes, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, shall be\nfurnished by such official stenographer to the district attorney of the\ncounty. Such stenographer shall be compensated at the rate prescribed\nby the civil practice law and rules, and such compensation shall be a\ncounty charge.\n