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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>349929</law_id><section_number>17.1-1003</section_number><catch_line>Comparable treatment of parties</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="50" identifier="17.1">Courts of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="10" identifier="10">Court Reporters</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> At any time during or following a <span class="dictionary">legal proceeding</span>, an attorney or a <span class="dictionary">party</span> is entitled to an itemized statement of the rates and charges for all services that have been or will be provided by a <span class="dictionary">court reporter</span> or <span class="dictionary">court reporting services provider</span> that is providing <span class="dictionary">court reporting services</span> to any <span class="dictionary">party</span> to the <span class="dictionary">legal proceeding</span>. <a id="paragraph-1304288" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-1003/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Upon request, a <span class="dictionary">court reporter</span> or <span class="dictionary">court reporting services provider</span> shall provide to the parties, if known, information on prices, terms, and conditions of <span class="dictionary">court reporting services</span> in sufficient time prior to the commencement of the <span class="dictionary">legal proceeding</span> to allow the parties the opportunity to effectively negotiate for any changes necessary to ensure that comparable terms and conditions are made available to all parties. <a id="paragraph-1304289" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-1003/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Upon request, a <span class="dictionary">court reporter</span> or <span class="dictionary">court reporting services provider</span> shall provide an itemized invoice of all rates and charges for <span class="dictionary">court reporting services</span> provided in the administrative body, court, or administrative tribunal in which the action upon which the <span class="dictionary">legal proceeding</span> is based is pending or scheduled to be heard. <a id="paragraph-1304290" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-1003/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2018, c. 783.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
