Stenographers — Massachusetts Code § 13A
Massachusetts Code § 13A — Stenographers. Reproduced from the official Massachusetts General Laws, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 13A. Stenographers
Section 13A. At the trial of any issue of fact in the land court department the first justice may appoint a stenographer, who shall be sworn and shall attend the trial or such part thereof as the first justice may direct, and perform like duties and receive the same compensation therefor as a stenographer appointed by the superior court who is not on salary; and the sums so payable for his attendance at court and for any transcript of his notes or part thereof furnished to the first justice by his direction shall be paid by the commonwealth, upon the certificate of the chief justice of the land court.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Massachusetts General Laws § 13A
- Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
- Code: Massachusetts General Laws
- Subject: Stenographers
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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