CCRA Alert

2-26-11

ER Movement Escalating in the California Courts

CCRA has learned that two separate ER bills have been introduced by Orange County Assemblymembers Wagner and Harkey to replace court reporters with electronic recording.

Assembly Bill No. 1096, authored by Orange County Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, if passed, will require that all court proceedings be automated.

Assembly Bill No. 803, authored by Orange County Assemblyman Donald Wagner, if passed, will require the Judicial Council, by July 1, 2012, to implement electronic court reporting in 20% of all superior court courtrooms and to implement electronic reporting in an additional 20% of all superior court courtrooms annually thereafter. The provisions of the bill would not apply to felony cases.

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