Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Certification and Registration
Section 154.105. Title; Oaths

Sec. 154.105. TITLE; OATHS. (a) On certification under Section 154.101 or as a provisional court reporter, a shorthand reporter may use the title "Certified Shorthand Reporter" or the abbreviation "CSR."
(b) A shorthand reporter may administer oaths to witnesses:
(1) anywhere in this state;
(2) in a jurisdiction outside this state if:
(A) the reporter is at the same location as the witness; and
(B) the witness is or may be a witness in a case filed in this state; and
(3) at any location authorized in a reciprocity agreement between this state and another jurisdiction under Section 152.202(b).
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a shorthand reporter may administer an oath as provided under this subsection to a person who is or may be a witness in a case filed in this state without being at the same location as the witness:
(1) if the reporter is physically located in this state at the time the oath is administered; or
(2) as authorized in a reciprocity agreement between this state and another jurisdiction under Section 152.202(b) if:
(A) the witness is at a location in the other jurisdiction; and
(B) the reporter is at a location in the same jurisdiction as the witness.
(d) The identity of a witness who is not in the physical presence of a shorthand reporter may be proven by:
(1) a statement under oath on the record by a party to the case stating that the party has actual knowledge of the witness's identity;
(2) a statement on the record by an attorney for a party to the case, or an attorney for the witness, verifying the witness's identity;
(3) a statement on the record by a notary who is in the presence of the witness verifying the witness's identity; or
(4) the witness's presentation for inspection by the court reporter of an official document issued by this state, another state, a federal agency, or another jurisdiction that verifies the witness's identity.
(e) A shorthand reporter to which this section applies shall state on the record and certify in each transcript of the deposition the physical location of:
(1) the witness; and
(2) the reporter.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 52 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2014.
Redesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 7.12, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 17.07, eff. September 1, 2021.