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. [1999 c.942 §1]