Rule text
No deposition shall be taken before or recorded by a person, whether or not a certified court reporter, who is a relative, employee or attorney of a party or a relative or employee of such attorney or is financially interested in the action. Any regulations of the State Board of Court Reporting respecting disqualification of certified court reporters shall apply to all persons taking or recording a deposition. The foregoing prohibitions shall not apply to a person making an audiovisual recording of the deposition, provided (1) the person is not a relative of a party, and (2) the person has no financial interest in the action, except that the person may be an attorney of a party or an employee of such attorney.
Notes
Note: Source - R.R. 4:18-4. Amended July 17, 1975 to be effective September 8, 1975; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002; amended July 19, 2012 to be effective September 4, 2012.