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Transcribers press committee to raise page rate after 37 years at $3
Summary
Court transcribers, the Trial Court and the Committee for Public Counsel Services urged the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to update G.L. c.221 §88 and increase the statutory page rate from $3 to $4.50, citing 37 years without adjustment, rising costs and a shortage of transcribers.
Approved court transcribers, attorneys and the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) testified in support of H.1649 / S.1168, asking the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to increase the per-page statutory rate for court transcripts and to add an automatic CPI adjustment.
Multiple transcribers and representatives said the current $3-per-page rate was set in 1988 and has not kept pace with inflation or the technological and administrative costs of producing accurate transcripts. Paula Pietrela, a former…
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