(a) Whenever a judge of the Superior Court sitting in chambers, a family support magistrate or a state referee deems it necessary, the judge or referee may call upon the official court reporter for the judicial district in which any action pending before the judge sitting in chambers, family support magistrate or state referee is to be heard to take the evidence therein. The judge, magistrate or referee shall have and may exercise all the powers conferred by law upon a judge of the Superior Court when sitting as a court, with respect to transcripts of the official records of the court reporter.

(b) The court reporter when called upon, or a competent assistant designated by him, shall attend the hearings, and shall have all the powers, be subject to the same duties and receive the same compensation for attendance and fees for transcripts of his official records as are authorized by law for official court reporters of the Superior Court.

(c) Compensation for attendance and fees for copies ordered by the judge or state referee, when approved, shall be paid by the clerk of the superior court for the judicial district in which the action is heard in the same manner as other court expenses.

(1949 Rev., S. 7728; 1953, S. 3134d; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 60; P.A. 89-360, S. 40, 45.)

History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs. but made no substantive change; P.A. 89-360 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to family support magistrates.

Recognizing unique status of state referees. 164 C. 360.