Section 69959 - Remote court reporting(a) Remote court reporting shall not be used by courts to make the record of any court proceedings, and courts shall not expend any funds to purchase equipment or software to facilitate the use of remote court reporting.(b) "Remote court reporting" means the use of a stenographic reporter who is not present in the courtroom to produce a verbatim record of court proceedings that are transmitted by audiovisual means to the reporter.Added by Stats 2019 ch 419 (AB 253),s 1, eff. 1/1/2020.