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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › Section 656.Sec. 2.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the certificate of the designated
		  representative of a court reporting firm has been suspended or revoked by the
		  Board for any reason or if the license of a court reporting firm has been
		  suspended or revoked by the Board due to the acts or omissions of the
		  noncertified designated representative of the court reporting firm, the court
		  reporting firm shall not conduct business, unless the designated representative
		  of the court reporting firm who caused the certificate or license to be
		  suspended or revoked, as applicable, is severed from the court reporting
		  firm.
2. The designated
		  representative of a court reporting firm who caused a certificate or license to
		  be suspended or revoked as described in subsection 1 may resume his or her
		  connection and activities with, or be otherwise reengaged by, the court
		  reporting firm upon the reinstatement of the certificate of the designated
		  representative of the court reporting firm or the license of the court
		  reporting firm, as applicable.
3.
		  As used in this section:
(a) "Non-certified
		  designated representative of the court reporting firm" means a designated
		  representative of a court reporting firm who has passed the examination
		  described in NAC
		  656.261 and has been appointed as
		  the designated representative of a court reporting firm.
(b) "Severed from the firm" means:
(1) Terminating the interest of the
		  designated representative of the court reporting firm; and
(2) Prohibiting the designated representative
		  of the court reporting firm from acting on behalf of the firm.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › Section 656.Sec. 3.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
Any service or product offered or provided in a proceeding by a
			 court reporter or firm to any party to the proceeding or to an attorney of any
			 party to the proceeding must be offered contemporaneously to each party or to
			 the attorney of each party.
Added
			 to NAC by Cert. Court Reporters' Bd. by
			 R193-22A,
			 eff. 12/4/2023
NRS
				656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › Section 656.Sec. 4.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person who is not a party to a
		  proceeding may request a copy of a transcript of the proceeding from the court
		  reporter or firm with possession of the transcript.
2. Upon receipt of a request described in
		  subsection 1, the court reporter or firm shall notify each party to the
		  proceeding or the attorney of each party to the proceeding of the following:
(a) That a copy of the transcript of the
		  proceeding is being sought by a third-party requester; and
(b) The name of the third-party
		  requester.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › Section 656.Sec. 5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may consider any aggravating
		  circumstance or mitigating circumstance in deciding what discipline to impose
		  on the holder of a certificate or license, and any such aggravating
		  circumstance or mitigating circumstance may be admitted into evidence at a
		  disciplinary proceeding.
2. As used
		  in this section:
(a) "Aggravating
		  circumstance" means any consideration or factor that may justify an increase in
		  the degree of discipline imposed by the Board, including, without limitation,
		  any of the following considerations or factors:
(1) Any prior discipline by the
		  Board;
(2) A dishonest or selfish
		  motive;
(3) A pattern of
		  misconduct;
(4) The commission of
		  multiple disciplinary offenses;
(5)
		  Any obstruction or delay in the disciplinary proceeding that occurred as a
		  result of bad faith, including, without limitation, the respondent
		  intentionally failing to comply with any applicable rule, regulation or
		  order;
(6) The submission of any
		  false evidence or false statement to the Board or the commission of any other
		  deceptive practice in conjunction with the investigation or disciplinary
		  proceedings of the Board;
(7) The
		  refusal of the respondent to acknowledge the wrongful nature of the
		  conduct;
(8) A history of
		  substantial experience in the practice of court reporting;
(9) An indifference on the part of the
		  respondent to making restitution; and
(10) Any illegal conduct by the respondent,
		  including, without limitation, the use of a controlled substance.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › Section 656.Sec. 6 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person wishing to apply for a
		  certificate may petition the Board to review his or her criminal history to
		  determine if the criminal history would disqualify the petitioner from being
		  certified by the Board.
2. A
		  petition submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must be completed on a form
		  prescribed by the Board.
3. Upon
		  receiving a petition submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the Executive
		  Secretary of the Board shall send the petitioner a packet containing:
(a) A form which, when signed by the
		  petitioner, authorizes the Board to possess and review the criminal history of
		  the petitioner; and
(b) A letter
		  informing the petitioner that the Board cannot process the petition until the
		  petitioner submits to the Board:
(1) A report
		  of the criminal history of the petitioner from:
(I) The Central Repository for Nevada Records
		  of Criminal History; and
(II) The
		  Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(2) The form described in paragraph (a),
		  signed by the petitioner; and
(3) A
		  fee in the amount of $50 in the form of a money order, cashier's check or
		  certified check which is payable to the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.Sec. 1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will select persons to serve on
			 any committee appointed pursuant to
			 NRS
			 656.110.
2. To qualify for selection, the person must:
(a) Be a resident of Nevada;
(b) Not be the subject of any current or
			 previous disciplinary action before the Board;
(c) Have no actual or potential conflict of
			 interest regarding the subject matter of the committee; and
(d) Be a person whom the Board believes to be
			 of recognized integrity and relevant ability.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in
			 NRS
			 656.200, the Board will not restore,
			 reinstate or issue a license or certificate for at least 2 years, or for any
			 longer duration prescribed by the Board, after the suspension or revocation of
			 the license or certificate to:
(a) A firm or
			 court reporter whose license or certificate, as applicable, was suspended or
			 revoked; or
(b) Any owner,
			 shareholder, member or representative of a limited-liability company or
			 partnership or other similar person of the firm whose license was suspended or
			 revoked.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board may refuse to issue or renew a license or
				certificate, as applicable, if a firm or court reporter, including a designated
				representative of a court reporting firm:
1. Has violated any provision of this chapter
			 or chapter 656 of NRS;
2. Has been
			 disciplined in another state, a territory or possession of the United States or
			 the District of Columbia for conduct that would be a violation of the
			 provisions of this chapter or chapter 656 of NRS if the conduct were committed
			 in this State; or
3. Has failed to
			 pay or make arrangements to pay, as approved by the Board, a fine, fee or other
			 money owed to the Board pursuant to this chapter or chapter 656 of
			 NRS.
Added
				to NAC by Cert. Court Reporters' Bd by
				R147-20A,
				eff. 2/25/2021
NRS
				656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.Sec. 4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any unlawful act or violation of any of
			 the provisions of this chapter or chapter 656 of NRS by a designated
			 representative of a court reporting firm is not cause to suspend, revoke or
			 deny the renewal of the license of the firm, unless it is determined by the
			 Board that the firm knew or should have known of the unlawful act or violation.
			 A course of dealing shown to have been persistently and consistently followed
			 by the designated representative of the court reporting firm constitutes prima
			 facie evidence of such knowledge on the part of the firm.
2. If it is determined by the Board that a
			 firm knew or should have known of the unlawful act or violation by a designated
			 representative of the court reporting firm in the course of his or her
			 representation of the firm, the Board may suspend, revoke or deny the renewal
			 of the license of the firm and may assess a fine of not more than
			 $5,000.
3. The Board may suspend,
			 revoke or deny the renewal of the license of a firm and may assess a fine of
			 not more than $5,000 against the firm if it is determined by the Board that the
			 firm failed to maintain adequate supervision of a designated representative of
			 the court reporting firm and the designated representative of the court
			 reporting firm committed an unlawful act or violated any of the provisions of
			 this chapter or chapter 656 of NRS.
Added
				to NAC by Cert. Court Reporters' Bd by
				R147-20A,
				eff. 2/25/2021
NRS
				656.130,
				656.220
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC 656.015 to 656.070, inclusive, have the
				meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd., eff. 11-6-95; A by R120-97, 4-13-98; R101-03, 2-18-2004;
				R029-07, 10-31-2007; R030-09, 10-27-2009
NRS
				  656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.015 - "Advisory opinion" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Advisory opinion" means an opinion rendered by the Board upon
				request pursuant to NAC 656.415.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R030-09, eff. 10-27-2009
NRS
				  656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.020 - "Board" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Board" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				656.030.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98
NRS
				  656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.030 - "Certificate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Certificate" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				656.030.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98
NRS
				  656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.035 - "Complainant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Complainant" means any person who submits a written complaint
				to the Board pursuant to NAC
				656.420.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R101-03, eff. 2-18-2004; A by R030-09, 10-27-2009; A by
				R112-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018; A by
				R104-19A,
				eff. 2/25/2021
NRS
				656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.040 - "Court reporter" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Court reporter" has the meaning ascribed to "certified court
				reporter" in NRS
				656.030, as amended by section 6 of Senate
				Bill No. 406, chapter 361, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page
				2215.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by
				R112-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.045 - "Designated representative of a court reporting firm" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Designated representative of a court reporting firm" has the
				meaning ascribed to it in subsection 5 of
				NRS
				656.030.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R029-07, eff. 10-31-2007
NRS
				  656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.050 - "Firm" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Firm" has the meaning ascribed to "court reporting firm" in
				NRS
				656.030.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R030-09,
				10-27-2009
NRS
				  656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.054 - "License" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"License" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				656.030.
Added to NAC
				by Cert. Court Reporters' Bd. by
				R112-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.055 - "Litigation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Litigation" means:
1.
			 Any suit at law or in equity; or
2.
			 Any arbitration that is subject to judicial review.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R101-03, eff. 2-18-2004
NRS
				  656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.060 - "Practice of court reporting" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Practice of court reporting" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				656.030.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98
NRS
				  656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.065 - "Proceeding" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Proceeding" means any hearing or other matter that is
				conducted or considered during litigation, including, but not limited
				to:
1. Any final decision of an agency
			 that is subject to judicial review pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS;
2. Any examination, deposition or other
			 hearing relating to discovery as provided by statute or the Nevada Rules of
			 Civil Procedure; and
3. Any other
			 matters subject to judicial review.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R101-03, eff. 2-18-2004; A by R030-09,
				10-27-2009
NRS
				  656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 656.070 - "Respondent" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Respondent" means a person who is charged in an informal
				complaint pursuant to NAC
				656.420 or a complaint pursuant
				to NAC 656.440.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R101-03, eff. 2-18-2004; A by
				R112-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018; A by
				R104-19A,
				eff. 2/25/2021
NRS
				656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.100 - Application for certificate; cancellation by applicant

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will consider applications for
			 certificates for the immediately succeeding examination. The Executive
			 Secretary of the Board shall establish a deadline for submission of
			 applications at least 30 days before the examination for certification is
			 administered. If an application is postmarked after the deadline, the Executive
			 Secretary of the Board shall return the application to the applicant and the
			 applicant is ineligible to take the examination.
2. An application must be submitted to the
			 Board in its original form. If an applicant submits an application that is
			 photocopied, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall return the application
			 to the applicant and the applicant is ineligible to take the
			 examination.
3. All questions on
			 the application must be completed. If an application is incomplete, the
			 Executive Secretary of the Board shall return the application to the applicant.
			 An applicant whose application is returned because it is incomplete may
			 resubmit his or her application if the application that is resubmitted is
			 postmarked on or before the date of the deadline.
4. All evidence required by
			 NRS
			 656.170 must be included with the
			 application. The Board will not accept an application without the evidence
			 unless the applicant receives approval from the Board before submitting his or
			 her application.
5. An application
			 must include a photocopy of a picture identification of the
			 applicant.
6. The fee accompanying
			 the application must be in the form of a money order, cashier's check or
			 certified check which is payable to the Board. If the applicant does not submit
			 the fee in a timely manner, the Executive Secretary of the Board may deny the
			 applicant:
(a) Admission to the
			 examination;
(b) The results of his
			 or her examination; or
(c) A
			 certificate.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.110 - Examination: Purpose

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board declares that the purpose for the examination that is
				required pursuant to
				NRS
				656.160 is to ensure that the persons whom
				the Board certifies as court reporters possess the standard of competence and
				integrity in the practice of court reporting that is required to protect the
				public interest.
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98
NRS
				  656.130,
				  656.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.120 - Examination: Administration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Executive
			 Secretary of the Board shall assign a unique identification number to each
			 application that is approved by the Board. An applicant must register on the
			 day of the examination by presenting the original of the photo identification
			 that accompanied his or her application and by signing the sheet for
			 registration provided by a member of the staff of the Board. A member of the
			 Board or a member of the staff of the Board will open the examination room on
			 the day of the examination for registration. A member of the Board or a member
			 of the staff of the Board will provide a seat for the applicant in the
			 examination room according to the identification number that is assigned to his
			 or her application.
2. A member of
			 the Board or a member of the staff of the Board shall give oral instructions
			 and remarks of introduction immediately before administering the examination.
			 Unless special arrangements are made pursuant to subsection 8 or 9, all
			 applicants must register and be present for the oral instructions and remarks
			 of introduction.
3. Each applicant
			 must be on time to take the examination. An applicant who arrives late to take
			 the examination:
(a) Will be denied admission
			 to the examination;
(b) Forfeits any
			 fees paid to take the examination; and
(c) Must reregister before taking a
			 subsequent examination.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.130 - Examination: Written section

Current through June 11, 2024
1. After the
			 presentation of the oral instructions and remarks of introduction by a member
			 of the Board, the Board will provide for the administration of the examination.
			 Unless special arrangements are made pursuant to subsection 8 of NAC
			 656.120, the Board will give an
			 applicant 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete and submit the examination to the
			 Board or a member of the staff of the Board. A grade of at least 70 percent is
			 required to pass the examination.
2. The examination consists of not less than
			 150 and not more than 200 questions that test the knowledge of the applicant
			 in:
(a) Vocabulary;
(b) Punctuation;
(c) Grammar;
(d) Spelling;
(e) Medical terminology;
(f) Legal terminology;
(g) The applicable laws, regulations, and
			 court and procedural rules governing the practice of court reporting in this
			 State; and
(h) Any other subject
			 relating to the duties of a court reporter specified by the Board. The
			 Executive Secretary of the Board shall include material to prepare for the
			 examination in the letter of admittance to the examination mailed to the
			 applicant.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.140 - Examination: Section on transcription (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Cert.
				Court Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004;
				R030-09, 10-27-2009; R005-11, 12-30-2011; R by
				R112-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				656.130 and
				656.160, as amended by section
				12 of Senate Bill No. 406, chapter 361, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page
				2217
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.150 - Certification and notice of results of examination; action by successful applicant; review of examination; appeal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not more than 8
			 weeks after the administration of the examination, the Board will, at a public
			 meeting held for that purpose, certify the score of each applicant who took the
			 examination. As soon as practicable after conducting the public meeting, the
			 Board will provide official written notice to each applicant of the results of
			 the examination of the applicant. The results of an examination must not be
			 given to an applicant by telephone.
2. After the Board provides official notice
			 of the results of the examination, a successful applicant may submit an
			 application for a certificate on a form provided by the Board. The application
			 must include:
(a) The fee required by NAC
			 656.200 for the original issuance
			 of a certificate;
(b) The
			 residential address and telephone number of the applicant;
(c) The business address and telephone
			 number, if any, of the applicant;
(d) The date on which the applicant
			 successfully passed the examination;
(e) In accordance with
			 NRS
			 656.155, the statement prescribed by the
			 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and
			 Human Services pursuant to
			 NRS
			 425.520; and
(f) Complete answers to the questions
			 contained on the form.
Upon receipt of a complete application, the Board
			 will process an application for a certificate.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.160 - Failure and retaking of examination; receipt of passing grade on either section of examination; submission of application for certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an applicant fails the examination, the
			 applicant is ineligible for a certificate. Such an applicant may retake the
			 examination if he or she submits an application and the fee required for
			 examination to the Board.
2. An
			 applicant who passes the examination must submit an application to the Board
			 for a certificate within 2 years after the date on which the applicant passed
			 the examination.
Added to NAC by Cert. Court
			 Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R029-07,
			 10-31-2007; R005-11, 12-30-2011; A by
			 R112-17AP,
			 eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 656.130
			 and 656.160, as amended by section
			 12 of Senate Bill No. 406, chapter 361, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page
			 2217
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.170 - Placement of certificate on inactive status; reactivation of certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A court reporter who is current in the
			 fees required by the Board and the requirements of continuing education may
			 submit an application in a form prescribed by the Board to place his or her
			 certificate on inactive status. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a
			 court reporter whose certificate is on inactive status must pay a fee each year
			 in an amount that is one-half of the fee which is required for renewal of a
			 certificate.
2. If a court reporter
			 wants to request to have the fee for obtaining inactive status waived by reason
			 of hardship caused by injury or illness of the court reporter or an immediate
			 relative of the court reporter, the court reporter must appear before the Board
			 to request the waiver. A waiver granted by the Board is valid for 1 year but
			 may be requested again by the court reporter. As used in this subsection,
			 "immediate relative" has the meaning ascribed to it in
			 NRS
			 622.020.
3. Unless otherwise instructed by the Board,
			 a court reporter shall provide a transcript of a proceeding if:
(a) The court reporter's certificate is
			 placed on inactive status;
(b) The
			 court reporter has not prepared a transcript of a proceeding in which the court
			 reporter provided services as a court reporter before the certificate was
			 placed on inactive status; and
(c) A
			 person has requested a transcript of the proceeding.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.180 - Voluntary surrender of certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A court reporter
			 may voluntarily surrender his or her certificate to the Board if the court
			 reporter provides written notice to the Board of the surrender. The Executive
			 Secretary of the Board shall make a notation in the records of the Board that
			 the certificate was voluntarily surrendered. If a person who voluntarily
			 surrenders his or her certificate desires to practice court reporting, the
			 person must submit an application to the Board pursuant to
			 NRS
			 656.150 and NAC 656.100.
2. Unless otherwise instructed by the Board,
			 a court reporter shall provide a transcript of a proceeding if:
(a) The court reporter voluntarily surrenders
			 his or her certificate;
(b) The
			 court reporter has not prepared a transcript of a proceeding in which the court
			 reporter provided services as a court reporter before he or she voluntarily
			 surrendered the certificate; and
(c) A person has requested a transcript of
			 the proceeding.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.200 - Fees for issuance or renewal of certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
			 following fees must be paid:
(a) Except
			 as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and
			 NRS 656.220,
			 for the original issuance of a certificate
			 ............................................................................................................
..$200
(b) For the annual
			 renewal of a certificate
			 ..................................................................
..$200
(c) For the reinstatement
			 of a certificate
			 ..........................................................................
..$125
2. The Board will waive the fee for the
			 original issuance of a certificate if the certificate is issued less than 45
			 days before May 15 of the year in which it is issued.
3. An additional fee will be charged and
			 collected to expedite any request for service by the Board, in an amount not to
			 exceed the actual cost to the Board for expediting the service.
Added to NAC by Cert. Court
			 Reporters' Bd., eff. 11-6-95; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R029-07, 10-31-2007; A
			 by
			 R003-19A,
			 eff. 2/25/2021
NRS
			 656.130,
			 656.220
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CERTIFICATION › Section 656.203 - Fees: Notification by Board when payment returned for insufficient funds; resubmission of payment and related application or other paperwork

Current through June 11, 2024
If the payment of any fee due to the Board
			 pursuant to NRS 656.220 is returned for insufficient funds, the Executive
			 Secretary of the Board must inform the person who submitted the payment. If the
			 person resubmits the payment:
1. Such
			 payment must be in the form of a money order, cashier's check or certified
			 check which is payable to the Board; and
2. The person must resubmit to the Board any
			 application, request or other paperwork that was submitted with the original
			 payment.
Added to NAC by Cert.
			 Court Reporters' Bd. by
			 R099-16A,
			 eff. 6/21/2017
NRS
			 656.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 656.205 - Understanding and knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and court and procedural rules

Current through June 11, 2024
Each court reporter and designated
			 representative of a court reporting firm shall possess a basic understanding
			 and knowledge of the applicable laws, regulations, and court and procedural
			 rules governing the practice of court reporting in this State. The applicable
			 laws and regulations governing the practice of court reporting in this State
			 may be obtained at the Internet addresses
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs
and
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac
,
			 respectively.
Added to NAC by Cert. Court
			 Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R072-12,
			 4-5-2013
NRS
			 656.130,
			 656.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 656.210 - Required hours; means to obtain certain credits; applicability of credit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 5, each court reporter and designated representative of a court reporting firm
			 shall, every 2 years, complete at least 15 credits of continuing education
			 relating to the practice of court reporting, at least two of which must include
			 a review of the applicable laws, regulations, and court and procedural rules
			 governing the practice of court reporting in this State.
2. The Board will provide each court reporter
			 and designated representative of a court reporting firm with the means to
			 obtain two credits which include a review of the applicable laws, regulations,
			 and court and procedural rules governing the practice of court reporting in
			 this State other than by personal attendance.
3. Credit for continuing education may not be
			 carried forward for any reporting period.
4. The reporting period for continuing
			 education begins on May 16 of each odd-numbered year and ends on May 15 of the
			 subsequent odd-numbered year.
5. If
			 the original issuance of a certificate or a license is less than 6 months
			 before May 15 of an odd-numbered year, the Board will waive the requirements
			 for continuing education set forth in this section for the court reporter or
			 designated representative of a court reporting firm, as applicable, for that
			 reporting period.
Added to NAC by Cert. Court
			 Reporters' Bd., eff. 11-6-95; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R029-07, 10-31-2007;
			 R030-09, 10-27-2009; R072-12, 4-5-2013; A by
			 R099-16A,
			 eff. 6/21/2017; A by
			 R003-19A,
			 eff. 2/25/2021; A by
			 R193-22A,
			 eff. 12/4/2023
NRS
			 656.130,
			 656.187,
			 656.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 656.220 - Form for report of compliance; verification by Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. During each odd-numbered year, the Board
			 will mail to each court reporter and designated representative of a court
			 reporting firm with the annual notice of renewal of certification or licensure
			 a form on which to report his or her compliance with the requirements of
			 continuing education set forth in NAC
			 656.210.
2. Each court reporter and designated
			 representative of a court reporting firm who receives a form pursuant to
			 subsection 1 shall complete and return the form to the Board on or before June
			 30 of that odd-numbered year.
3.
			 The Board may take such action as the Board determines is necessary to verify
			 that a court reporter or designated representative of a court reporting firm
			 has complied with the requirements of continuing education set forth in NAC
			 656.210.
Added to NAC by Cert. Court
			 Reporters' Bd., eff. 11-6-95; A by R021-10, 6-30-2010; R072-12, 4-5-2013; A by
			 R099-16A,
			 eff. 6/21/2017
NRS 656.130, 656.187,
			 656.200.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 656.230 - Notice of noncompliance; suspension or revocation of certificate or license for failure to file report of compliance; reinstatement of certificate or license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a court
			 reporter or designated representative of a court reporting firm fails to
			 complete and return the form required pursuant to NAC
			 656.220, the Board will provide
			 written notice of noncompliance via certified mail to the last known address of
			 the court reporter or designated representative of a court reporting
			 firm.
2. The notice of
			 noncompliance:
(a) Must contain:
(1) A statement explaining the manner in
			 which the court reporter or designated representative of a court reporting firm
			 failed to comply with the requirements for continuing education;
(2) A notice that the court reporter or
			 designated representative of a court reporting firm shall, on or before a date
			 specified in the notice, but not less than 30 days after the date on which the
			 notice is provided by the Board, file with the Board a compliance form showing
			 that he or she has cured the failure specified; and
(3) A notice which specifies the consequences
			 provided in subsection 3 for failure to file the form by the date which appears
			 in the notice required by subparagraph (2).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 656.240 - Accreditation of program or course of study; determination of hours of credit; approval of course of study

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A sponsor of a
			 program or course of study for continuing education may submit to the Board, on
			 a form provided by the Board, a request for accreditation of the program or
			 course. The form may be submitted either before or after the program or course
			 has been offered.
2. A court
			 reporter or designated representative of a court reporting firm who attends a
			 course of instruction not accredited by the Board may submit, on a form
			 provided by the Board, a request for accreditation of the course.
3. The Board will determine whether programs
			 or courses of study offered by a sponsor or taken by a court reporter or
			 designated representative of a court reporting firm are to receive
			 accreditation, and the Board will set forth the terms and conditions for the
			 accreditation of the programs or courses of study.
4. The Board will determine the number of
			 credits each participant is entitled to receive for attendance or participation
			 in a program or course of study.
5.
			 The Board will approve courses of study, upon written request, at the next open
			 meeting of the Board after receipt of the request.
6. To be approved, a course of study must
			 directly relate to the skills and knowledge required to engage competently in
			 the practice of court reporting and must be made available to each court
			 reporter and designated representative of a court reporting firm in this State.
			 Such courses of study may relate to:
(a)
			 Strengthening the participant's understanding of the English language,
			 including, but not limited to, the following areas:
(1) Reading;
(2) Spelling;
(3) Vocabulary; and
(4) Medical and legal terminology;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PRACTICE BY FIRM › Section 656.250 - Application for and issuance of license; filing of amended application upon certain changes

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each firm that
			 conducts business as a court reporting firm in this State must complete an
			 application for a license provided by the Board and file the application with
			 the Executive Secretary of the Board. The form for application for the license
			 must include:
(a) The business address of the
			 firm in this State;
(b) The tax
			 identification number of the firm;
(c) The residential address of each owner of
			 the firm;
(d) If applicable, a copy
			 of each certificate filed pursuant to chapter 602 of NRS to do business under
			 an assumed or fictitious name;
(e)
			 Copies of all business licenses issued to the firm by a local government in
			 this State;
(f) All other
			 documents, reports and other information required by the Board; and
(g) The name of the designated representative
			 of the court reporting firm, as well as a copy of his or her certificate as a
			 certified court reporter or a certificate of completion which demonstrates
			 satisfactory completion of the examination required pursuant to subsection 2 of
			 NRS
			 656.186 and NAC
			 656.261.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PRACTICE BY FIRM › Section 656.265 - Examination of designated representative: Content; procedure; notice of results; retaking

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each examination
			 administered pursuant to NAC
			 656.261 will consist of 125
			 multiple-choice questions that test the knowledge of the applicant in:
(a) The applicable laws, regulations, and
			 court and procedural rules governing the practice of court reporting in this
			 State;
(b) Technical advances in
			 the practice of court reporting;
(c) Ethics and professionalism in the
			 practice of court reporting;
(d)
			 Management of the business and economics of court reporting; and
(e) Any other subject relating to court
			 reporting that the Board determines appropriate for inclusion in the
			 examination.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PRACTICE BY FIRM › Section 656.270 - Application of certain statutes and regulations

Current through June 11, 2024
To the extent applicable, the
			 Board will apply the statutes and regulations governing court reporters,
			 including, without limitation, suspension or revocation of a certificate, to a
			 firm in the same manner as the Board applies those statutes and regulations to
			 court reporters. The provisions of this section do not negate an independent
			 contractual relationship between a court reporter and a firm.
Added to NAC by Cert. Court
			 Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R029-07, 10-31-2007; R153-10,
			 12-16-2010; R072-12, 4-5-2013
NRS
			 656.130,
			 656.187
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PRACTICE BY FIRM › Section 656.280 - Standards of practice

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each firm must
			 have at least one owner who is a court reporter or a designated representative
			 of the court reporting firm to whom a certificate of completion has been issued
			 pursuant to NAC
			 656.265.
2. Each firm must provide the service of
			 court reporting by court reporters only.
3. If a court reporter whose certificate is
			 suspended or revoked provides service as a court reporter for a firm in which
			 he or she is a shareholder, the income attributable to the court reporter must
			 not be paid or otherwise accounted to the court reporter.
4. Each firm shall place the license number
			 the firm received from the Board and the name of the firm on:
(a) Any correspondence soliciting a court
			 reporter or other firm to provide court reporting services for the
			 firm;
(b) All invoices sent to a
			 client for services rendered relating to court reporting;
(c) The cover page of all transcripts of a
			 proceeding; and
(d) All paid and
			 unpaid advertisements relating to court reporting in this State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Standards of Conduct › Section 656.300 - Scope; violation of provisions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The provisions
			 of NAC 656.300 to 656.390, inclusive, constitute the standards of conduct that:
(a) A court reporter must follow while the
			 court reporter is engaged in the practice of court reporting; and
(b) A firm must follow while it is conducting
			 business as a court reporting firm.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Standards of Conduct › Section 656.310 - Conflicts of interest; limitations on gifts

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except as otherwise provided in this section, a court reporter shall not
			 provide services as a court reporter in a proceeding if the court reporter:
(a) Is an employee or independent contractor
			 of a party to the proceeding or an attorney who represents a party to the
			 proceeding;
(b) Is a relative
			 within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity of a party or attorney
			 specified in paragraph (a);
(c) Has
			 a financial interest in the proceeding; or
(d) Has any other relationship that may
			 reasonably cause the impartiality of the court reporter to be
			 questioned.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Standards of Conduct › Section 656.320 - Requirements for engaging in practice of court reporting on behalf of firm not registered by Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, a court reporter or court reporting firm
			 shall not engage in the practice of court reporting on behalf of a firm that is
			 not licensed by the Board. Each court reporter and court reporting firm shall
			 verify whether a firm is licensed by the Board before engaging in the practice
			 of court reporting on behalf of the firm.
2. A court reporter or court reporting firm
			 may engage in the practice of court reporting on behalf of a firm that is not
			 licensed by the Board in any proceeding conducted in this State as a result of
			 an action commenced or maintained in a foreign jurisdiction if the court
			 reporter or court reporting firm otherwise complies with the applicable laws,
			 regulations, and court and procedural rules governing the practice of court
			 reporting in this State.
3. As used
			 in this section, "foreign jurisdiction" means a court or administrative body
			 that was not created pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Nevada or the
			 Nevada Revised Statutes.
Added to NAC by Cert. Court
			 Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R020-10,
			 6-30-2010; R072-12, 4-5-2013; A by
			 R003-19A,
			 eff. 2/25/2021
NRS
			 656.130,
			 656.300
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Standards of Conduct › Section 656.330 - Prohibited acts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A court reporter
			 or firm shall not:
(a) Provide or arrange for
			 the provision of services if the court reporter or firm is financially
			 interested in the litigation;
(b)
			 Enter into or arrange a financial relationship that:
(1) Compromises the impartiality of the court
			 reporter or firm; or
(2) Creates or
			 may create the appearance that the impartiality of the court reporter or firm
			 has been compromised;
(c) Enter into any contract or other
			 agreement to provide services that restricts the ability of an attorney or
			 party to repudiate the contract or agreement;
(d) Allow a person, other than the court
			 reporter or firm, to establish the rates charged by the court reporter or
			 firm;
(e) Provide or arrange for
			 the provision of a courtesy copy of a transcript of a deposition to any
			 attorney, party or witness if provision of the courtesy copy might create an
			 appearance of impropriety on the part of the court reporter or firm;
			 or
(f) Except as otherwise provided
			 in subsection 2, enter into a contract or other agreement with a person or
			 entity to provide ongoing services as a court reporter or firm, or ongoing
			 services which relate to the practice of court reporting, if:
(1) The ongoing services relate to litigation
			 that has not commenced;
(2) The
			 impartiality of the court reporter or firm may be reasonably
			 questioned;
(3) The court reporter
			 or firm is required to relinquish control of an original transcript of a
			 deposition and copies of that transcript before the transcript is certified and
			 delivered in accordance with NAC 656.370; or
(4) The provisions of the contract or
			 agreement confer or appear to confer an unfair advantage upon a
			 party.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Standards of Conduct › Section 656.340 - Fairness and impartiality; avoidance of impropriety; impairment of performance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A court reporter
			 shall:
(a) Perform the practice of court
			 reporting in a fair and impartial manner.
(b) Take steps to avoid the appearance of
			 impropriety in a proceeding.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Standards of Conduct › Section 656.350 - Accuracy of reporting; alteration of record of proceeding; nonsubstantive alterations of transcript

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in this subsection, a court reporter who provides services
			 as a court reporter shall treat all words spoken during a proceeding to be on
			 the record and shall accurately report all words spoken during the proceeding.
			 This subsection does not apply if the judge or arbiter presiding over the
			 proceeding instructs otherwise and if each party to the proceeding or the
			 party's attorney stipulates otherwise. Except as otherwise provided in Rule
			 30(d) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, during the proceeding, if a party
			 or his or her attorney instructs the court reporter to go off the record, the
			 court reporter shall stop reporting unless another party or his or her attorney
			 makes an immediate objection to the instruction.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 3, a court reporter or firm shall not alter the record of a proceeding after
			 the transcript of the proceeding has been certified unless:
(a) Each party to the proceeding stipulates
			 to the alteration; or
(b) The judge
			 or arbiter presiding over the proceeding orders the alteration.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Standards of Conduct › Section 656.360 - Preparation of transcripts

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided by statute, an
			 order of a court or a rule of a court, each court reporter or firm shall
			 prepare each transcript of a proceeding in accordance with the following
			 guidelines:
1. The transcript must be
			 prepared on pages which are 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size.
2. The left margin must not be more than 1
			 3/4 inches from the left edge of the paper, and the right margin must not be
			 more than 3/4 of an inch from the right edge of the paper.
3. Each page must contain at least 25 lines
			 of type.
4. The type pitch must not
			 be less than 9 characters per inch and not more than 10 characters per
			 inch.
5. Each question and answer
			 must begin on a separate line.
6.
			 The first line of a question or answer must be indented not more than five
			 spaces from the left margin.
7. If
			 a question or answer requires more than one line, each line after the first
			 line must begin at the left margin.
8. The first line of a paragraph or other
			 material must begin not more than 10 spaces from the left margin.
9. After the first line, each line of a
			 paragraph or other material must begin at the left margin.
10. Each line of a parenthetical or marking
			 for an exhibit must begin not more than 15 spaces from the left
			 margin.
Added to NAC by Cert. Court
			 Reporters' Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R072-12,
			 4-5-2013
NRS
			 656.130,
			 656.250