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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 486; in 1975, chapter 495; in 2003, chapter 140<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1395455,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351342,"identifier":"19.2-166","token":"19.2\/10\/6\/19.2-166","url":"\/19.2-166\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-166\/","token":"19.2\/10\/6\/19.2-166","dublin_core":{"Title":"Court reporters","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-166","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each judge<\/span> of a court of record having jurisdiction<\/span> over criminal proceedings shall be authorized, in all felony<\/span> cases and habeas corpus<\/span> proceedings to appoint a court reporter<\/span> to report proceedings or to operate mechanical or electrical devices for recording proceedings, to transcribe the report or record of such proceedings, to perform any stenographic work related to such report, record or transcript<\/span> including work pertinent to the court’s findings<\/span> of fact<\/span> and conclusions of law<\/span> pertinent thereto. Such reporter shall be paid by the Commonwealth on a per diem or work basis as appropriate out of the appropriation for criminal charges.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURT REPORTERS (\u00a7 19.2-166)\n\nEach judge of a court of record having jurisdiction over criminal proceedings\nshall be authorized, in all felony cases and habeas corpus proceedings to\nappoint a court reporter to report proceedings or to operate mechanical or\nelectrical devices for recording proceedings, to transcribe the report or record\nof such proceedings, to perform any stenographic work related to such report,\nrecord or transcript including work pertinent to the court’s findings of\nfact and conclusions of law pertinent thereto. Such reporter shall be paid by\nthe Commonwealth on a per diem or work basis as appropriate out of the\nappropriation for criminal charges.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 17-30.1:1; 1968, c. 486; 1975, c. 495; 2003, c. 140.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}