Rule 2.958. Assessing fee for official reporter
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.958
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
The half-day fee to be charged under Government Code section 68086 for the services of an official reporter must be established by the trial court as follows: for a proceeding or portion of a proceeding in which a certified shorthand reporter is used, the fee is equal to the average salary and benefit costs of the reporter, plus indirect costs of up to 18 percent of salary and benefits. For purposes of this rule, the daily salary is determined by dividing the average annual salary of temporary and full-time reporters by 225 workdays.
#History
Rule 2.958 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 892 effective January 1, 1994; previously amended effective January 31, 1997, August 17, 2003, January 1, 2004, and July 1, 2004.
What this rule requires
Filing Fees and Waivers
For proceedings using a certified shorthand reporter, the trial court must set the half-day fee using the reporter’s average salary and benefits, plus up to 18 percent for indirect costs, with daily salary calculated using 225 workdays.
The rule's wording
The half-day fee to be charged under Government Code section 68086 for the services of an official reporter must be established by the trial court as follows: for a proceeding or portion of a proceeding in which a certified shorthand reporter is used, the fee is equal to the average salary and benefit costs of the reporter, plus indirect costs of up to 18 percent of salary and benefits. For purposes of this rule, the daily salary is determined by dividing the average annual salary of temporary and full-time reporters by 225 workdays.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.