Art. 1434. Person before whom deposition taken
A.(1) A deposition shall be taken before an officer authorized to administer oaths, who is not an employee or attorney of any of the parties or otherwise interested in the outcome of the case.
(2) For purposes of this Article, an employee includes a person who has a contractual relationship with a party litigant to provide shorthand reporting or other court reporting services and also includes a person employed part or full time under contract or otherwise by a person who has a contractual relationship with a party litigant to provide shorthand reporting or other court reporting services. A party litigant does not include federal, state, or local governments, and the subdivisions thereof, or parties in proper person.
B. "Officer" as used in this Article means a certified shorthand or general reporter currently holding a valid certificate issued by the Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 37:2551 et seq., and an official court reporter, and a deputy official court reporter, as defined in R.S. 37:2555(B)(1) and (2).
C. In a video deposition, the deponent can be sworn by anyone authorized to take oaths. The oath shall be recorded on tape.
Acts 1976, No. 574, §1; Acts 1990, No. 295, §1; Acts 1990, No. 842, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1145, §1.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 842, §2 FOR TRANSITIONAL PROVISION.}}
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