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NV Rev Stat § 656.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.170 - Court reporters: Frequency and location of examination; documentary evidence of qualifications required for admission to examination.

  1. Examinations must be held not less than twice a year at such times and places as the Board may designate.  2. No natural person may be admitted to the examination unless the natural person first applies to the Board as required by NRS 656.150. The application must include, without limitation, satisfactory evidence to the Board that the applicant has, at the time of filing his or her application:  (a) Satisfied the requirements set forth in subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of NRS 656.180;  (b) Received a passing grade on:  (1) The National Court Reporters Association’s examination for registered professional reporters; or  (2) The National Verbatim Reporters Association’s examination for certified verbatim reporters;  (c) Received one of the following:  (1) A certificate as a registered professional reporter issued to the applicant by the National Court Reporters Association;  (2) A certificate as a registered merit reporter issued to the applicant by the National Court Reporters Association;  (3) A certificate as a certified verbatim reporter issued to the applicant by the National Verbatim Reporters Association; or  (4) A valid certificate or license to practice court reporting issued to the applicant by another state if the requirements for certification or licensure in that state are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this State for obtaining a certificate;  (d) Either:  (1) At least 1 year of continuous experience within the 5 years immediately preceding the application, in the practice of court reporting or producing verbatim records of meetings and conferences by the use of voice writing or any system of manual or mechanical shorthand writing and transcribing those records; or  (2) Obtained in the 12 months immediately preceding the application, a certificate of satisfactory completion of a prescribed course of study from a court reporting program that, as determined by the Board, evidences a proficiency substantially equivalent to subparagraph (1); and  (e) Paid the fee for filing an application for an examination set forth in NRS 656.220.  3. As used in this section, "practice of court reporting" includes reporting by use of voice writing or any system of manual or mechanical shorthand writing, regardless of the state in which the reporting took place.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1317; A 1985, 1883; 1993, 1405; 2007, 18, 1034; 2009, 157; 2011, 218; 2017, 2217; 2019, 4333)
NV Rev Stat § 656.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.180 - Court reporters: Qualifications of applicant.

An applicant for a certificate of registration as a certified court reporter is entitled to a certificate if the applicant:  1. Is at least 18 years of age;  2. Is of good moral character;  3. Has not been convicted of a felony relating to the practice of court reporting;  4. Has a high school education or its equivalent;  5. Satisfactorily passes:  (a) An examination administered by the Board pursuant to NRS 656.160; and  (b) One of the examinations described in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 656.170;  6. Pays the requisite fees; and  7. Submits all information required to complete an application for a certificate of registration.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1317; A 1975, 66; 1977, 1568; 1993, 1406; 1997, 2186; 2005, 192, 2803, 2807; 2017, 2218; 2019, 4334)
NV Rev Stat § 656.185 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.185 - Court reporting firm: Unlawful to practice without license; application.

  1. It is unlawful for any business entity to conduct business as a court reporting firm or to advertise or use any identifying term that may indicate to members of the public that the business entity is entitled to conduct such a business without first obtaining a license from the Board.  2. Each applicant for a license as a court reporting firm must file an application with the Executive Secretary of the Board on a form prescribed by the Board.  3. The application must:  (a) Include the federal identification number of the applicant;  (b) Include the name of the natural person who will be appointed as the designated representative of the court reporting firm and such other identifying information about that natural person as required by the Board;  (c) Be accompanied by the required fee; and  (d) Include all information required to complete the application.  4. To obtain a license pursuant to this section, an applicant need not hold a certificate of registration as a certified court reporter.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1007; A 2001, 1013; 2003, 440; 2005, 192, 193, 2803; 2017, 2219)
NV Rev Stat § 656.186 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.186 - Court reporting firm: Qualifications and appointment of designated representative; regulations.

  1. Each court reporting firm shall appoint one natural person affiliated with the court reporting firm to act as the designated representative for the firm. The natural person so appointed must:  (a) Hold a certificate; or  (b) Pass an examination administered by the Board pursuant to subsection 2.  2. The Board shall administer an examination to determine whether a designated representative of a court reporting firm understands:  (a) The ethics and professionalism required for the practice of court reporting; and  (b) The obligations owed by a certified court reporter to the parties in any reported proceedings and the obligations created by the provisions of this chapter and any regulation adopted thereto.  3. The Board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and to establish additional subject areas to be included in the examination administered by the Board pursuant to this section.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 191; A 2017, 2219)
NV Rev Stat § 656.187 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.187 - Court reporting firm: Expiration and renewal of license; continuing education or training; reinstatement of expired license; regulations.

  1. A license as a court reporting firm expires on June 30 of each year and may be renewed if, before that date, the licensee submits to the Board:  (a) An application for renewal on a form prescribed by the Board;  (b) If the designated representative of a court reporting firm does not hold a certificate, evidence that the designated representative of the court reporting firm has completed the requirements for continuing education established by the Board;  (c) The required fee for renewal; and  (d) All information required to complete the renewal.  2. The Board shall adopt regulations requiring a designated representative of a court reporting firm who does not hold a certificate to participate in continuing education or training as a condition to the renewal or reinstatement of a license of a licensee. If a designated representative of a court reporting firm fails to comply with such requirements, the Board may suspend or revoke the license of the licensee.  3. A license that expires pursuant to the provisions of this section may be reinstated if the applicant:  (a) Complies with the provisions of subsection 1; and  (b) Submits to the Board the required fee for reinstatement.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1008; A 2001, 1013; 2005, 193, 2803)
NV Rev Stat § 656.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.200 - Court reporters: Renewal of certificate; continuing education or training; suspension of certificate for failure to submit information or renewal fee; reinstatement or renewal of suspended certificate; regulations.

  1. To renew a certificate of registration a certified court reporter must:  (a) Apply to the Board for renewal;  (b) Pay the annual renewal fee prescribed by the Board;  (c) Submit evidence to the Board of completion of the requirements for continuing education established by the Board; and  (d) Submit all information required to complete the renewal.  2. The Board shall adopt regulations requiring certified court reporters to participate in continuing education or training as a prerequisite to the renewal or restoration of a certificate. If a certified court reporter fails to comply with the requirements, the Board may suspend or revoke his or her certificate.  3. The failure of any certified court reporter to submit all information required to complete the renewal or pay in advance the annual renewal fee which may be fixed by the Board as necessary to defray the expense of administering the provisions of this chapter results in the suspension of the reporter’s right to engage in the practice of court reporting. The suspension must not be terminated until all required information has been submitted and all delinquent fees have been paid.  4. A certified court reporter whose certificate of registration has been suspended because of failure to submit all required information or pay the renewal fee:  (a) May within 2 years thereafter have the certificate reinstated without examination upon submission of all required information and payment of the fees set forth in paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 656.220.  (b) While he or she was on active military duty or in training before induction, may have the certificate renewed without payment of any fee if he or she files an application for renewal, an affidavit of such service with the Board within 2 years after the termination of the service and all information required to complete the renewal.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1318; A 1985, 1883; 1993, 1406, 1413; 1995, 570; 1997, 2186; 2001, 1009; 2005, 2804, 2807; 2017, 2220)
NV Rev Stat § 656.205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.205 - Continuing education programs developed and conducted by Board; reasonable fee; Board prohibited from refusing to renew or restore certificate or license for failure to attend program developed and conducted by Board.

  1. The Board may:  (a) Develop and conduct programs of continuing education relating to the practice of court reporting.  (b) Charge and collect a reasonable fee from persons who attend such a program.  2. The Board shall not refuse to renew or restore the:  (a) Certificate of a certified court reporter who does not attend such a program but who otherwise complies with the requirements for continuing education prescribed by the Board; or  (b) License of a licensee whose designated representative does not attend such a program but who otherwise complies with the requirements for continuing education prescribed by the Board.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1008; A 2017, 2220)
NV Rev Stat § 656.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.220 - Fees; regulations.

  1. The fees required by this chapter are fixed by the following schedule:  (a) The fee for filing an application for an examination must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $250 and not less than $90.  (b) The fee for the original issuance of a certificate must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $250 and not less than $150.  (c) For a certificate issued after July 1, 1973, the fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the certificate is issued, except that if the certificate will expire less than 1 year after its issuance, then the fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the certificate is issued. The Board may by regulation provide for the waiver or refund of the initial certificate fee if the certificate is issued less than 45 days before the date on which it will expire.  (d) The annual renewal fee for a certificate must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $250 and not less than $150. Every holder of a certificate desiring renewal must pay the annual renewal fee to the Board on or before May 15 of each year.  (e) For the renewal of a certificate which was suspended for failure to renew, the fee is an amount equal to all unpaid renewal fees accrued plus a reinstatement fee that must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $125 and not less than $75.  (f) The fee for the original issuance of a license as a court reporting firm is $250.  (g) The fee for the annual renewal of a license as a court reporting firm is $175.  (h) The fee for the reinstatement of a license as a court reporting firm is $175.  2. In addition to the fees set forth in subsection 1, the Board may charge and collect a fee for the expedited processing of a request or for any other incidental service it provides. The fee must not exceed the cost incurred by the Board to provide the service.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1318; A 1985, 1884; 1993, 1406; 2001, 1010; 2005, 194; 2007, 2960)
NV Rev Stat § 656.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.240 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of certificate or license: False representation; contempt of court; conviction of certain crimes.

The Board may refuse to issue or to renew or may suspend or revoke any certificate or license for any one or a combination of the following causes:  1. If the applicant, certified court reporter or licensee has by false representation obtained or sought to obtain a certificate or license for himself, herself or itself or any other natural person or business entity.  2. If the applicant, certified court reporter or designated representative of a court reporting firm has been found in contempt of court, arising out of the conduct of the applicant, court reporter or designated representative in performing or attempting to perform any act as a certified court reporter.  3. If the applicant, certified court reporter or designated representative of a court reporting firm has been convicted of a crime related to the qualifications, functions and responsibilities of a certified court reporter or licensee.  4. If the applicant, certified court reporter or designated representative of a court reporting firm has been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.  The judgment of conviction or a certified copy of the judgment is conclusive evidence of conviction of an offense.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1319; A 1985, 1884; 1993, 1407; 2003, 2732; 2009, 158; 2017, 2220)
NV Rev Stat § 656.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.250 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of certificate or license: Additional grounds.

The Board may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke any certificate or license if the certified court reporter, including a designated representative of a court reporting firm if he or she holds a certificate, in performing or attempting to perform or pretending to perform any act as a certified court reporter has:  1. Willfully failed to take full and accurate stenographic notes of any proceedings;  2. Willfully altered any stenographic notes taken at any proceedings;  3. Willfully failed accurately to transcribe verbatim any stenographic notes taken at any proceedings;  4. Willfully altered a transcript of stenographic notes taken at any proceedings;  5. Affixed his or her signature to any transcript of his or her stenographic notes or certified to the correctness of such a transcript unless the transcript was prepared by the certified court reporter or was prepared under the certified court reporter’s immediate supervision;  6. Demonstrated unworthiness or incompetency to act as a certified court reporter in such a manner as to safeguard the interests of the public;  7. Professionally associated with or loaned his or her name to another for the illegal practice by another of court reporting, or professionally associated with any natural person or business entity holding itself out in any manner contrary to the provisions of this chapter;  8. Habitually been intemperate in the use of intoxicating liquor or controlled substances;  9. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, willfully violated any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted by the Board to enforce this chapter;  10. Violated any regulation adopted by the Board relating to:  (a) Unprofessional conduct;  (b) Agreements for the provision of ongoing services as a certified court reporter or ongoing services which relate to the practice of court reporting;  (c) The avoidance of a conflict of interest; or  (d) The performance of the practice of court reporting in a uniform, fair and impartial manner and avoiding the appearance of impropriety;  11. Failed within a reasonable time to provide information requested by the Board as the result of a formal or informal complaint to the Board, which would indicate a violation of this chapter; or  12. Failed without excuse to transcribe stenographic notes of a proceeding and file or deliver to an ordering party a transcript of the stenographic notes:  (a) Within the time required by law or agreed to by verbal or written contract;  (b) Within a reasonable time required for filing the transcript; or  (c) Within a reasonable time required for delivery of the transcript.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1319; A 1985, 1884; 1987, 1574; 1993, 1407; 2003, 440; 2005, 194; 2009, 158; 2017, 2221)
NV Rev Stat § 656.253 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.253 - Denial, suspension or revocation of certificate or license.

The Board may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a certificate or license if, after notice and a hearing as required by law, the Board determines that the certified court reporter or licensee has committed any of the acts set forth in NRS 656.240 or 656.250.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1008; A 2005, 806; 2009, 159; 2017, 2222)
NV Rev Stat § 656.255 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.255 - Suspension of license or certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or certificate. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

  1. If the Board receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a natural person who is the holder of a license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter, the Board shall deem the license or certificate issued to that natural person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Board receives a letter issued to the holder of the license or certificate by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license or certificate has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.  2. The Board shall reinstate a license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Board receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the natural person whose license or certificate was suspended stating that the natural person whose license or certificate was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2185; A 2001, 1011; 2005, 2807, 2811; 2017, 2222)
NV Rev Stat § 656.257 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.257 - Probation; administrative fine.

In addition to or in lieu of suspending, revoking or refusing to issue or renew the certificate of a certified court reporter or the license of a court reporting firm pursuant to NRS 656.240, 656.250 or 656.253, the Board may, by a majority vote:  1. Place the certified court reporter or licensee on probation for a period not to exceed 1 year; or  2. Impose an administrative fine against the certified court reporter or licensee as provided in NRS 656.360.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 439; A 2009, 159; 2011, 219; 2017, 2222)
NV Rev Stat § 656.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.260 - Licensee or certified court reporter to notify Board of change of name or address; court reporting firm to report certain changes to Board; penalty.

  1. A licensee or certified court reporter shall notify the Chair or Executive Secretary of the Board in writing within 30 days after a change in name or address.  2. A licensee shall report any change of:  (a) Ownership or corporate officers of a court reporting firm; and  (b) The designated representative of the court reporting firm must be reported to the Chair or Executive Secretary within 30 days after the change.  3. The Board may suspend or revoke a license or certificate if the licensee or certified court reporter fails so to notify the Board.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1319; A 1985, 1885; 2001, 1011; 2005, 195; 2017, 2223)
NV Rev Stat § 656.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.270 - Suspension of license or certificate for mental illness; conditions for resumption of business or practice.

The entry of a decree by a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the mental illness of any natural person who is a certified court reporter or a designated representative of a court reporting firm licensed under this chapter operates as a suspension of the certificate or license. Such a natural person may resume his or her business or practice only upon a finding by the Board that the natural person has been determined to be recovered from mental illness by a court of competent jurisdiction and upon the Board’s recommendation that the certified court reporter or licensee be permitted to resume his or her business or practice.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1320; A 2001, 1011; 2017, 2223)
NV Rev Stat § 656.280 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms|NRS 656.280 - Investigations; procedure upon refusal to issue certificate or license.

  1. The Board may upon its own motion and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any natural person or business entity setting forth facts which if proven would constitute grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of a certificate or license or other disciplinary action as set forth in NRS 656.240 to 656.300, inclusive, investigate the actions of a current or former certified court reporter or licensee, including a natural person who or business entity that applies for, or holds or represents that he or she or the business entity holds a license or certificate.  2. The Board shall, before refusing to issue any license or certificate, notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the refusal. The notice must be served by delivery personally to the applicant or by mailing by registered or certified mail to the last known place of business of the applicant.  3. The time set in the notice must not be less than 10 nor more than 30 days after delivery or mailing.  4. The Board may continue the hearing from time to time.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1320; A 1981, 103; 2001, 1011; 2005, 806; 2011, 219; 2017, 2223)