Ch. 601

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)] A court reporter shall be reimbursed for expenses as approved by the
court. Reimbursement shall be made by the county treasurer or similar officer of the
county in which the services were rendered as expenses of the court upon presentation of
a certificate from the clerk showing the attendance and services of the reporter.

[(4)](3) If directed by the court, the reporter shall attend and take full
stenographic notes of, or otherwise record the oral testimony and judicial opinions in all
proceedings in the court.

[(5)](4) The court may direct the reporter to transcribe the notes of a
proceeding and the costs of transcription may be taxed as costs in the case or paid as part
of the general expenses of the court:

[(6)] (5) On request by a party, a reporter shall furnish a typewritten
transcript of any portion of his notes, upon payment of the expenses incident to the
transcript at the rate fixed by the court.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in consideration of the
potential loss of existing retirement benefit's as a result of the involuntary transfer under
this Act of the court reporters for Charles County to the county payroll system, any
individual who is employed as a court reporter for the Circuit Court for Charles County
on June 30, 1994, who, as of that date, has at least 15 years of creditable service in the
Employees' Retirement System of the State of Maryland or the Employees' Pension
System of the State of Maryland, is entitled to continue membership in those systems to
the same extent and under the same conditions as a State employee who is a member of
those State systems. For any court reporter who continues membership in the State
systems, the County Commissioners of Charles County shall pay to Board of Trustees of
the Maryland State Retirement and Pension Systems the employer contributions
otherwise required to be made by the State on behalf of the court reporter as a member
of the State systems. A court reporter who is not eligible to continue membership in the
State systems shall be eligible to participate in the county's pension system on transfer in
accordance with Article 73B, 1-403 of the Code.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the laws of Maryland read
as follows:

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

21-307.

(H) FOR A COURT REPORTER. FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLES
COUNTY WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE
EMPLOYEES' PENSION SYSTEM, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES COUNTY
SHALL PAY THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE MADE
BY THE STATE ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBER.                         

22-201.            

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, §§ 22-202 through 22-204
of this subtitle apply only to:

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