CJA 24
Authorization and Voucher for Payment of Transcript
CJA 24, Authorization and Voucher for Payment of Transcript, is a Criminal Justice Act (CJA) form from the U.S. Courts. The U.S. Courts list it under Vouchers. The PDF is dated Rev. 5/24, and the page shows it as updated on May 13, 2024 and effective on January 1, 2008. The page also prints item by item instructions for the form.
The one-page form moves through three stages. An attorney, or a person proceeding pro se under the CJA, requests a transcript and affirms it is necessary for adequate representation, and the presiding judicial officer signs the court order. The court reporter or transcriber then claims payment for the pages and any expenses, the attorney or clerk certifies the transcript was received, and the voucher is approved for payment in the section marked court use only.
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Court location code, person represented, magistrate, district, appeals and other docket numbers, case name, payment category, type of person represented, representation type code, and up to five major offenses charged.
The proceeding in which the transcript is to be used, and the proceedings to be transcribed. For trial transcripts the form asks to specify parts such as voir dire, opening statements, witness testimony, arguments and jury instructions.
Apportioned cost, the delivery types 14-Day, 7-Day, 3-Day, Next-Day, 2-Hour and Realtime Unedited, and a statement for multi-defendant cases, each with a space for the judge's initials.
The attorney's statement that the transcript is necessary for adequate representation, with a request for authorization at the expense of the United States, and the court order granting it.
Reporter status, payee name and mailing address, Social Security or employer ID number, transcript lines for original, copy and expenses with page numbers, number of pages, rate per page and totals, and the claimant's certification.
The attorney or clerk certifies that the services were rendered and the transcript was received, then Items 23 and 24, marked court use only, record the approval for payment and the amount approved.
The U.S. Courts page asks to read the instructions carefully, type or print clearly in blue or black ink, and attach a continuation sheet if more space is needed. If the form is system generated, Items 1 through 11 are preprinted.
The page gives the docket number format YY-NNNNNN-DDD, asks for only one name in Item 2, and says to complete a separate voucher for each transcript requested.
Briefly describe the purpose in Item 12, such as a motion hearing, trial preparation, trial or appeal, and in Item 13 specify the proceedings or trial sections to be transcribed.
The page says services other than ordinary transcript are permitted only if the presiding judicial officer initials the space in Item 14. Ordinary transcripts are delivered within 30 days after receipt of an order.
The attorney or pro se person signs and dates Item 15, prints the name and checks a status box. The presiding judicial officer signs and dates the Item 16 order.
The payee fills in Items 17 to 20 with page numbers, pages and rate, attaches receipts for any expenses, and signs Item 21. The attorney or clerk then signs Item 22 to confirm the transcript was received.
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CJA 24 is a voucher used within the court. Item 1 holds the code of the court where authorization is given to procure the transcript, and Items 23 and 24 are marked approved for payment, court use only.
The form does not print a page rate or a fee. The page says cost per page may not exceed the rates in effect at the time of the authorization, and that a page has 25 lines typed on 8 -1/2 x 11-inch paper.
The page defines 14-Day, 7-Day and 3-Day as calendar days after receipt of an order, Next-Day as the following calendar day before the clerk's office opens, 2-hour as within 2 hours, and Realtime Unedited as during the proceedings or immediately after the order.
The page says to claim only travel and subsistence of assistants for daily or hourly transcript, if authorized in advance by the presiding judicial officer, and extraordinary delivery costs such as courier services or express mail. Regular postage is not reimbursable.
The page says Judicial Conference policy is that no more than one transcript should be purchased from the court reporter for CJA defendants in multi-defendant cases, with copies made at commercially competitive rates, unless the court grants an exception.
CJA 20
149 fields, 1 page
CJA 21
69 fields, 1 page
CJA 23
71 fields, 1 page
CJA 31
71 fields, 1 page
CJA 30
90 fields, 1 page
Different people complete different items. The form and the U.S. Courts page name them.
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Several people. The attorney or pro se person signs Item 15, the presiding judicial officer signs the Item 16 order, the claimant or payee signs Item 21, the attorney or clerk signs Item 22, and a judge or clerk of court signs Item 23.
The page says all but ordinary transcript services, delivered within 30 days after receipt of an order, require special prior judicial authorization, shown by the presiding judicial officer's initials in Item 14.
The page says that without special prior authorization, trial transcripts exclude the prosecution and defense opening statements, the prosecution and defense arguments, the prosecution rebuttal, the voir dire and jury instructions.
The page says the attorney can request reimbursement on this form by signing the claimant's certification, and must be listed as the payee in Item 18, with the Items 18 and 19 information relating to the attorney.
The page says the Item 16 order is signed by the presiding judicial officer and that an additional court order is not necessary to authorize procurement and payment for this service.
The page says to complete a separate voucher for each transcript requested, and to prorate the total cost among cases when costs are shared or apportioned.