Title: IN RE: AMENDMENT OF TITLE 20, CHAPTER 20, APPENDIX 1 RULE 3

State: oklahoma

Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court

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IN RE: AMENDMENT OF TITLE 20, CHAPTER 20, APPENDIX 1  RULE 32010 OK 92Case Number: SCAD-2010-83Decided: 12/13/2010THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION IN 
THE PERMANENT LAW REPORTS. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS SUBJECT TO REVISION OR 
WITHDRAWAL. 


Supreme Court Administrative Directive
IN RE: AMENDMENT OF TITLE 20, CHAPTER 20, APPENDIX 1  RULE 3 OF 
THE RULES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTERS
This matter comes on before this Court upon a recommendation 
from the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters to amend Rule 
3 of the Rules of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters 
as a result of statutory amendments made in the last legislative session (Laws 
2010, SB 2038, c. 122, § 1, eff. November 1, 2010). This Court finds that it has 
jurisdiction over this matter, and finds that Rule 3 should be amended as 
requested. 
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Title 20, 
Chapter 20, Appendix 1 -- Rules of the State Board of Examiners of Certified 
Shorthand Reporters, Rule 3, is amended as follows:
Rule 3. Eligibility
a) Every candidate who seeks to be examined for enrollment as a 
certified shorthand reporter shall: 
1) Prove to the satisfaction of the Board that he/she is:
i) of legal age;ii) meets the requisite standards of 
ethical fitness; andiii) has at least a high school education, or the 
equivalent thereof.
This information shall be furnished to the Board by a sworn, 
notarized affidavit;
2) Prove to the satisfaction of the Board that he/she 
possesses a minimum level of court reporting proficiency which would allow the 
applicant to meet the examination requirements established in Section 1503(B)(1) 
of Title 20. An applicant may satisfy such requirements by obtaining 
verification through a court reporting school official of the applicant's level 
of proficiency, as outlined by the test application; by passing a preliminary 
proficiency examination, which has been approved by the Board; or by proving 
that the applicant has previously held any state or national shorthand reporting 
certificate or license;

2)3) Submit to the Secretary of the 
Board, or a designee, a properly completed application form provided by the 
Board, accompanied by such evidence, statements or documents as required by the 
Board, including an examination fee receipt from the Clerk of the Supreme Court 
showing payment of the fees required by the Board and approved by the Supreme 
Court;

3)4) Declare that he/she is a writer of 
shorthand by one of the accepted methods set forth Section 1503 of Title 20 of 
the Oklahoma Statutes; and 

4)5) Provide such additional proof as may 
be required by the Board to establish Prove that the 
candidatehe/she meets the requirements set forth in Section 
1503 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
b) Academic dishonesty during the examination process will 
result in the applicant's disqualification, and the applicant may not take the 
examination again for two (2) years from the date of the examination at which 
the applicant was disqualified.
c) A candidate who has previously failed an examination may be 
re-examined at any subsequent regular examination upon giving the Board notice 
via the standard application, and payment in full of the examination fee as set 
by the Board and approved by the Supreme Court. The examination fee must be paid 
for each examination taken by a candidate, regardless of the candidate's failure 
to pass a prior examination or any portion thereof. The examination fee will be 
forfeited if the candidate fails to appear for the examination, or fails to 
complete the examination, unless an exception is granted by the Board.
This rule change shall appear in the Oklahoma Bar Journal 
within 30 days of the execution of this Order, and shall be released for 
publication in the permanent law reports. This Rule 3, as amended, will take 
effect on November 1, 2010.
DONE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 13th DAY OF DECEMBER, 
2010.
/S/CHIEF JUSTICE
EDMONDSON, C.J., TAYLOR, V.C.J., HARGRAVE, KAUGER, WATT, WINCHESTER, COLBERT, 
JJ. - Concur
REIF, J. - Not participating