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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 783<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1389939,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349926,"identifier":"17.1-1000","token":"17.1\/10\/17.1-1000","url":"\/17.1-1000\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-1000\/","token":"17.1\/10\/17.1-1000","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-1000","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Court reporter<\/span>” means a person who records legal proceedings<\/span> by stenotype machine or other means allowed under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia and provides prompt preparation of an accurate, verbatim written transcript<\/span>.<\/p>

“Court reporting services<\/span>” means services provided by a court reporter<\/span> and associated videography services.<\/p>

“Court reporting services provider<\/span>” means a business, entity, or firm that provides or arranges for court reporting services<\/span>.<\/p>

“Legal proceeding<\/span>” includes a court proceeding, a deposition<\/span>, an administrative hearing<\/span>, an arbitration hearing<\/span>, an examination under oath<\/span>, and a sworn statement.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 17.1-1000)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Court reporter” means a person who records legal proceedings by\nstenotype machine or other means allowed under the Rules of Supreme Court of\nVirginia and provides prompt preparation of an accurate, verbatim written\ntranscript.\n\n“Court reporting services” means services provided by a court\nreporter and associated videography services.\n\n“Court reporting services provider” means a business, entity, or\nfirm that provides or arranges for court reporting services.\n\n“Legal proceeding” includes a court proceeding, a deposition, an\nadministrative hearing, an arbitration hearing, an examination under oath, and a\nsworn statement.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 783.","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"}}