(a) The compensation of the court reporter for recording the evidence and proceedings in all cases before an auditor shall be as provided by law for civil cases.
§ 9-7-23.Compensation of reporter; by whom paid
Chapter 7. Auditors · Last amended 1963 · Last verified July 17, 2026
In one sentenceSets the court reporter’s pay for recording and transcribing an auditor proceeding at the same rate that applies in civil cases generally, makes the parties responsible for that cost, and lets the reporter charge whoever requests extra transcripts an agreed rate, falling back on the statutory rate absent agreement.
Full Text of § 9-7-23
(b) The court reporter shall be compensated as provided by law for furnishing transcripts of the evidence and proceedings. The compensation shall be paid by the parties to the case. The reporter, for additional transcripts of evidence and proceedings furnished by him, shall be paid by the party requesting the same as agreed between the parties and, in the event of a disagreement, shall be paid as provided by law.
Plain-English Summary
This section handles the court reporter’s compensation in auditor proceedings, and it does so by borrowing an existing standard rather than inventing a new one. Subsection (a) sets the reporter’s pay for recording the evidence and proceedings before an auditor at whatever rate the law already provides for civil cases generally.
Subsection (b) extends that same approach to transcripts: the reporter is compensated as provided by law for furnishing transcripts, and that compensation is paid by the parties to the case. A party who wants an additional transcript beyond what the case requires pays for it separately, at whatever rate that party and the reporter agree, or, absent agreement, at the rate provided by law.
This fee schedule pairs with the recording requirement in 9-7-9, which makes a court reporter part of the auditor process in the first place — this section is the mechanism for paying that reporter.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the court reporter’s pay for recording an auditor hearing determined?
As provided by law for civil cases.
Who pays for the transcript of the evidence and proceedings before an auditor?
The parties to the case.
What if a party wants an additional transcript beyond the standard one?
The reporter is paid by the party requesting it, at a rate agreed between the parties, or, if they disagree, as provided by law.
Does this section create a special pay rate just for auditor proceedings?
No — it ties the reporter’s compensation to the rate already provided by law for civil cases.
Which earlier section requires a court reporter to be present at auditor proceedings?
9-7-9, which requires that the evidence and proceedings before an auditor be recorded by a court reporter.
Amendment History
Code 1933, § 10-503, enacted by Ga. L. 1963, p. 349, § 1.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
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Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Georgia Code Revision Commission / LexisNexis. Last verified July 17, 2026.
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