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QUESTION:

Is a deputy official court reporter authorized by statute to be reimbursed by the state for authorized travel expenses and per diem necessarily incurred in performing official duties for the state (in criminal proceedings)?

SUMMARY:

Deputy official court reporters are authorized, under s. 112.061, F. S. (1976 Supp.), as either employees or authorized persons to be reimbursed by the state for properly approved (by the chief judge of the judicial circuit) travel expenses and per diem and subsistence necessarily incurred in performing official duties for the state in criminal proceedings.…