N.Y. County Law § 676

§ 676. Employment of stenographer. When the services of a stenographer\nshall not have been provided by the board of supervisors, or if a\nstenographer so provided is not available, the coroner, coroner's\nphysician or medical examiner shall have power to employ a stenographer\nfor the purpose of taking statements and reducing to writing the\ntestimony of witnesses or of transcribing or reproducing any report or\ndocument required by his investigation. If the board of supervisors has\nnot fixed any rate of compensation, such stenographer shall be paid for\ntaking and transcribing minutes at the rate charged by official court\nstenographers in the county.\n