Fillable Printable Contract for Freelance Court Reporting Services
Fillable Printable Contract for Freelance Court Reporting Services
Contract for Freelance Court Reporting Services
CS-149, 10/14
Contract For Freelance Court Reporting Services
In Judicial Administrative District 1
This contract is made and entered into this day of , 20 by and between
the Director of State Courts Office of the State of Wisconsin (hereinafter referred to as “the
Director’s Office”) and (hereinafter referred to as “the court reporter”) for freelance court
reporting services. Representatives of the Director’s Office for purposes of this contract are the
District Court Administrator or the Manager – Court Reporting Services of the First Judicial
Administrative District of the State of Wisconsin.
Under the terms of this contract the court reporter agrees to complete the assignments made
by the Manager – Court Reporting Services or designee until said assignments are complete,
including any related transcripts, pursuant to applicable statutes and rules. All questions or concerns
regarding assignments should be directed to the Manager – Court Reporting Services or designee
who made the assignment. The court reporter agrees to sign and adhere to the “Assistant Court
Reporter Oath Of Office” and to perform under this contract in accordance with the best professional
standards. On a regular basis throughout the term of this contract the Manager – Court Reporting
Services may review the quality, quantity, rate of progress, timeliness of services, and related
considerations of this contract to ensure proper court administration.
The court reporter will be contacted to perform freelance court reporting services for the First
Judicial District on an as-needed basis. It is understood that the freelance court reporter is not an
employee of the State of Wisconsin. The court reporter shall provide the required equipment to
provide the needed court reporting services.
The court reporter holds the State of Wisconsin
harmless from any personal or other liability for the operations of the court reporter.
Effective November 3, 2014, payment for freelance court reporting services shall be rendered
at a rate of $197 per day and will be increased to $215 per day if the court reporter has received
either National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) certification, National Verbatim Reporters
Association (NVRA) certification, or American Association of Electronic Court Reporters and
Transcribers (AAERT) certified electronic court reporter and transcriber (CERT) certification. To
receive the higher per diem rate the court reporter must submit a copy of the court reporter’s NCRA,
NVRA, or AAERT CERT certification to the Fiscal Office, Director of State Courts’ Office of
Management Services, 110 E. Main Street, Room 430, Madison, WI 53703. This per diem rate
assumes freelance court reporting services will be provided in court on the record by the court
reporter for more than ½ day and will allow for an unpaid lunch break. At the discretion of the
Manager – Court Reporting Services, when an assignment requires court reporting services to be
performed beyond an eight hour per diem for which the court reporter was assigned, the court
reporter will be paid on a straight hourly basis of $24.625 per hour (or $26.875 per hour with
evidence of NCRA, NVRA, or AAERT CERT certification) for services rendered in court on the
record and/or when on-
site availability for a specific court assignment is required.
The court reporter will not be paid for time spent typing transcripts or for time traveling to
and from an assignment. If the court reporter is called and appears for an assignment, and if the
Manager – Court Reporting Services or designee does not have an alternative assignment to offer the
court reporter, the court reporter will be paid for a minimum ½ day work.
CS-149, 10/14
The court reporter must submit a completed form CS-152, “Court Reporter Per Diem
Voucher”, to the Manager – Court Reporting Services who must approve and sign the form prior to
submission to the Director of State Courts Office for payment. The court reporter will be paid for
the freelance court reporting services as required by s. 16.528, Wis. Stats.
Upon request by the Manager – Court Reporting Services or designee, the court reporter shall
deliver the court reporter’s notes to the physical custodian in accordance with Trial Court
Administration Rule 7 as the rule applies to the First Judicial District. This material shall be held by
the court reporter in accordance with the best professional standards of confidentiality.
This contract may be terminated by either party at any time without cause. Should the court
reporter terminate this contract, for any reason whatsoever, the court reporter will provide sufficient
notice to the Manager – Court Reporting Services to ensure any assignments given to the court
reporter can be reassigned without causing hardship to the State of Wisconsin. Even after
termination of this contract, the court reporter shall complete all requested transcripts from
assignments made under this contract as required by statute and rule, and shall deliver the court
reporter’s notes in accordance with Trial Court Administration Rule 7
as the rule applies to the First
Judicial District.
The State of Wisconsin will be liable only for payment for services rendered and
accepted by the Director’s Office.
This contract becomes effective upon the signature of both parties and will remain in effect
until July 31, 2015. This contract may be renewed after the annual review of the terms of this
contract.
Signed:_______________________ Signed:_______________________
Michelle Smith
Manager – Court Reporting Services Printed: _______________________
First Judicial Administrative District Freelance Court Reporter
Director of State Courts Office
State of Wisconsin
Date: _________________________ Date: ________________________
