Opinion No. (1989)

Dear Director Funston

¶ 0 The Attorney General has received your request for an official opinion asking, in effect:

1. Is an agency of the State of Oklahoma required to pay courtreporter fees for the transcription of a record? 2. May an agency of the State of Oklahoma obtain a copy of therecord on appeal without cost?

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¶ 1 Your question asks whether court reporter transcription fees must be paid by an agency of the State of Oklahoma. InState ex rel. Commissioners of Land Office v. Johnson,25 P.2d 659 (Okla. 1933), the Oklahoma Supreme Court cited State ex rel.C.T. Pollard, Jr. v. Willis Brewer,…