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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>349926</law_id><section_number>17.1-1000</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</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><p>As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Court reporter</span>&#x201D; means a person who records <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">transcript</span>.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Court reporting services</span>&#x201D; means services provided by a <span class="dictionary">court reporter</span> and associated videography services.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Court reporting services provider</span>&#x201D; means a business, entity, or firm that provides or arranges for <span class="dictionary">court reporting services</span>.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Legal proceeding</span>&#x201D; includes a court proceeding, a <span class="dictionary">deposition</span>, an administrative <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>, an arbitration <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>, an examination under <span class="dictionary">oath</span>, and a sworn statement.</p></section></text><history>2018, c. 783.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
