Section 45.135 - Who may not report deposition in civil action(1) A deposition in a civil action may not be stenographically reported by: (a) A party in the action;(b) A person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action;(c) An attorney for a party in the action;(d) An attorney for a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action;(e) An employee of a party in the action;(f) An employee of an attorney for a party in the action;(g) An employee of a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action;(h) An employee of an attorney for a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action; or(i) A person related, by affinity or consanguinity within the third degree, to a party in the action or to a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action.(2) Any deposition recorded or reported by a person in violation of this section may not be introduced in evidence or used for any other purpose in a civil action.(3) As used in this section, "attorney" includes an associate member of the Oregon State Bar practicing law in the member's approved scope of practice.Amended by 2023 Ch. 72,§ 35, eff. 1/1/2024.