Contractual Stenographers' Share on Fees Paid for Copies of Certified Transcript of Notes Taken by Them
OCA Circular No. 101-2018 addresses the issue of contractual stenographers not receiving their rightful share of fees for certified transcripts of notes. According to Section 11 of Rule 141 of the Revised Rules of Court, stenographers are entitled to receive two-thirds (2/3) of the fees collected for these transcripts, while one-third (1/3) goes to the Judiciary Development Fund. This provision applies equally to both regular and contractual stenographers, recognizing their additional workload as compensation rather than a benefit. The circular authorizes contractual stenographers to receive their due share from the collecting officer of the court.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 101-2018
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 24, 2018
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 101-2018
| TO | : | Executive/Presiding Judges, Clerks of Court/Officers-in-Charge/Accountable Officers of the First and Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Contractual Stenographers' Share on Fees Paid for Copies of Certified Transcript of Notes Taken by Them |
It has come to the attention of the Office of the Court Administrator that contractual stenographers are not receiving the two-thirds (2/3) portion of fees paid for the certified transcript of notes taken by them. Section 11 of Rule 141, Revised Rules of Court, provides that:
Stenographers shall give certified transcript of notes taken by them to every person requesting the same upon payment to the Clerk of Court of (a) TEN (P10.00) PESOS for each page of not less than two hundred and fifty words before the appeal is taken and (b) FIVE (P5.00) PESOS for the same page, after the filing of the appeal, provided, however, that one-third (1/3) of the total charges shall accrue to the Judiciary Development Fund (JDF) and the remaining two-thirds (2/3) to the stenographer concerned. (Emphasis ours.)
The rule explicitly provides that the remaining two-thirds (2/3) of the total charges/fees collected shall accrue to the stenographers as payment for certified transcript of notes taken by them. The rule makes no distinction between regular and contractual stenographers.
The aforesaid two-thirds (2/3) share of the stenographers is considered as compensation for the additional workload that they are required to perform. It is not a benefit.
Accordingly, contractual stenographers are hereby AUTHORIZED to receive from the collecting officer of the court the two-thirds (2/3) portion of the fees paid by every person requesting copies of certified transcript of notes taken by them. cSEDTC
For your information and proper guidance.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Cite This Law
Contractual Stenographers' Share on Fees Paid for Copies of Certified Transcript of Notes Taken by Them, OCA Circular No. 101-2018, May 24, 2018 (Philippines)
Contractual Stenographers' Share on Fees Paid for Copies of Certified Transcript of Notes Taken by Them, OCA Circular No. 101-2018 (Phil. 2018)
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