1. (1) A deposition in a civil action may not be stenographically reported by:

   1. (a) A party in the action;
   2. (b) A person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action;
   3. (c) An attorney for a party in the action;
   4. (d) An attorney for a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action;
   5. (e) An employee of a party in the action;
   6. (f) An employee of an attorney for a party in the action;
   7. (g) An employee of a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action;
   8. (h) An employee of an attorney for a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action; or
   9. (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. (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. (3) As used in this section, “attorney” includes an associate licensee of the Oregon State Bar practicing law in the licensee’s approved scope of practice.

[1999 c.942 §1; 2023 c.72 §35; 2025 c.32 §71]