Title: Rules for Court Reporters
Citation: 89-R-99021-SCT
Docket Number: N/A
State: Mississippi
Issuer: Mississippi Supreme Court
Date: November 17, 2022

Serial: 244020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI No. 89-R-99021-SCT IN RE: RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING CERTIFIED COURT REPORTERS ORDER The instant matter is before the Court on its own motion. After due consideration, the Court finds the Rules and Regulations Governing Certified Court Reporters shall be amended as set forth in Exhibit A. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Rules and Regulations Governing Certified Court Reporters is amended as set forth in Exhibit A. The amendment is effective immediately. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall spread this Order upon the minutes of the Court and shall forward a true copy hereof to West Publishing Company for publication in the next edition of the Mississippi Rules of Court and in the Southern Reporter, Third Series (Mississippi Edition). SO ORDERED. ALL JUSTICES AGREE. Electronic Document Nov 14 2022 08:09:45 89-R-99021-SCT Pages: 3 EXHIBIT A III. APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION OR TEMPORARY PERMISSION AS A NONCERTIFIED COURT REPORTER OR AS A NONRESIDENT COURT REPORTER (B) Qualifications of Applicants. Applications shall be screened by the Board, and those applicants eighteen (18) years of age or older and of good moral character and a resident of the State of Mississippi, where applicable, shall be deemed eligible to take the Mississippi BCCR Examination and considered for Temporary Permission as a Noncertified Court Reporter, or considered for Temporary Permission as a Nonresident Court Reporter, or considered for Certification by Reciprocity. If applying for Temporary Permission as a Noncertified Court Reporter, an application must be filed with the Board at least thirty (30) days before the date fixed for examination. Each applicant shall be advised of the time and place the examination will be conducted, and the dates for said examinations shall be posted on the Board’s website. V. TEMPORARY PERMISSION AS A NONCERTIFIED COURT REPORTER (MISSISSIPPI RESIDENCY REQUIRED) (B) Temporary Permission may be granted upon a finding by the Board that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older, is of good moral character, is a resident of the State of Mississippi, and has previously been a competent practicing reporter in another state that is not governed by certification and/or licensure rules and regulations or attended a court reporting program with a passing grade at the speed of 225 words per minute of Multi-Voice Testimony (Question and Answer), and has provided all documentation as required by the official application form. Temporary Permission shall be renewed on or before January 2nd of the succeeding year upon payment of the annual fee for a period not to exceed thirty-six (36) months after being granted said temporary permission unless extended by the Board in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 9-13-121(2). VI. TEMPORARY PERMISSION AS A NONRESIDENT COURT REPORTER (B) The Board shall issue temporary permission to a nonresident court reporter upon a finding that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older, is of good moral character, and is a competent practicing reporter in good standing in another state that is governed by certification and/or licensure rules and regulations or holds a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certificate issued by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) and is in good standing with NCRA or holds a Certified Voice Reporter (CVR) certificate issued by the National Verbatim Reporters Associate (NVRA) and is in good standing with NVRA, and has provided all documentation as required by the official application form. Such temporary permission shall be valid for a period not greater than one year. A nonresident court reporter must reapply annually on the same official forms as required for initial application. An annual fee of $100 or such fee as the Board may hereafter set is required. VII. CERTIFICATION BY EXAMINATION (B) Certification shall be granted upon a finding by the Board that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older, is of good moral character, is a resident of the State of Mississippi, has provided all documentation as required by the official application form, and has provided proof that the applicant has successfully passed the examination administered by the Mississippi Board of Certified Court Reporters as set forth in Rule XI. VIII. CERTIFICATION BY RECIPROCITY (B) Certification shall be granted upon a finding by the Board that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older, is of good moral character, is a resident of the State of Mississippi, has provided all documentation as required by the official application form, and has provided proof that the applicant has successfully passed any of the following: The Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) examination administered by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the Certified Voice Reporter (CVR) examination as administered by the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA), or any state, agency, or other entity that licenses, certifies, or registers court reporters, if the Board finds that the state, agency, or other entity has substantially the same or more stringent requirements as the Mississippi Board of Certified Court Reporters (the applicant must ensure that his/her examination scores and a copy of his/her certificate and/or license are furnished to the Mississippi Board of Certified Court Reporters by said state, agency, association, or other entity).