Title 54

NRS 656.150 Court reporters: Application for certificate; passage of examination and payment of fee required for issuance. 1. Each applicant for a certificate must file an application with the Executive Secretary of the Board at least 30 days before the date fixed for examination…

NRS 656.155 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license or certificate; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withhold…

NRS 656.160 Court reporters: Examination of applicant. 1. Every person who files an application for an original certificate must personally appear before the Board for an examination and the answering of such questions as may be prepared by the Board to enable it to determine the…

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 …

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 felo…

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 en…

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 per…

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 submi…

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…

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…

NRS 656.220 Fees; regulations. 1. The Board shall, in accordance with subsection 3, prescribe by regulation reasonable initial fees for the following: (a) The fee for filing an application for an examination. (b) The fee for the original issuance of a certificate. (c) The annual …

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…

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 rep…

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 h…

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 …

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 majo…

NRS 656.260 Licensee or certified court reporter required to notify Board of change of name or address; court reporting firm required to report certain changes to Board; penalty. 1. A licensee or certified court reporter shall notify the Chair or Executive Secretary of the Board …

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 designat…

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 refu…

NRS 656.290 Subpoenas; witnesses; restoration of suspended license or certificate; reinstatement of revoked license or certificate. 1. The Board may subpoena and bring before it any natural person or business entity in this State and take testimony orally or by deposition, or bot…

NRS 656.300 Practice without certificate and conducting business without license prohibited; penalties. 1. A natural person who has not been issued a certificate or whose certificate has been suspended or revoked shall not engage in the practice of court reporting. 2. A business …

NRS 656.310 Court reporters: Use of certain designation and abbreviation; inclusion of certificate number on transcripts and business cards. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each natural person to whom a valid existing certificate of registration as a certified co…

NRS 656.315 Court reporters: Authority to administer oaths and affirmations without appointment as notary public. A certified court reporter may administer oaths and affirmations without being appointed as a notary public pursuant to chapter 240 of NRS. (Added to NRS by 2007, 44;…

NRS 656.320 Court reporters: Current certificate required for appointment as official reporter of any court in State. No person may be appointed to the position of official reporter of any court in this state except a court reporter who holds a current and valid certificate under…

NRS 656.330 Act or service authorized by chapter prerequisite to action for compensation for services. No action or suit may be instituted, nor recovery therein be had, in any court of this state by any natural person or business entity for compensation for any act done or servic…

NRS 656.335 Court reporter required to retain certain notes for 8 years. A certified court reporter shall retain his or her notes, whether or not transcribed, for 8 years if they concern any matter subject to judicial review. These notes must be kept in a manner which is reasonab…

NRS 656.345 Alteration of transcript after certification prohibited; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a certified court reporter or licensee shall not alter the record of a proceeding after the transcript of the proceeding has been certified unless: (a…

NRS 656.350 Criminal penalty. A violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1321)

NRS 656.360 Administrative fine; hearing. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Board may, after notice and a hearing, as required by law, impose upon a natural person or business entity who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant…

NRS 656.370 Injunctive relief. 1. The Board may maintain in any court of competent jurisdiction an action for an injunction against any natural person or business entity who violates any provision of this chapter. 2. Such an injunction: (a) May be issued without proof of actual d…

NRS 656A.010 Legislative declaration. The practice of sign language interpreting and the practice of realtime captioning are hereby declared to be learned professions, affecting public health, safety and welfare, and are subject to regulation to protect the general public from th…

NRS 656A.020 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 656A.025 to 656A.065, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1771; A 2005, 965; 2007, 163; 2009, 2401; 201…

NRS 656A.025 “Communication Access Realtime Translation” and “realtime captioning” defined. “Communication Access Realtime Translation” and “realtime captioning” mean the immediate, verbatim translation of the spoken word into English text using a stenographic machine or voice re…

NRS 656A.027 “Community setting” defined. “Community setting” means any setting that is not a primary or secondary educational setting. The term includes, without limitation, a postsecondary educational setting, a legal setting and a medical setting. (Added to NRS by 2007, 160; A…

NRS 656A.028 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2009, 2401)

NRS 656A.030 “Interpreter” defined. “Interpreter” means a person who is registered or provisionally registered with the Division to engage in the practice of sign language interpreting in this State pursuant to NRS 656A.100. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1771; A 2007, 163; 2009, 2401; 2…

NRS 656A.033 “Legal setting” defined. “Legal setting” means: 1. A communication with a law enforcement officer, as defined in NRS 179B.070, that relates to a criminal investigation; 2. A communication with an attorney who is acting in his or her professional capacity; 3. A negoti…

NRS 656A.035 “Medical setting” defined. “Medical setting” means any communication between a provider of health care, as defined in NRS 629.031, and a patient or a person acting on behalf of the patient concerning the provision of health care to the patient. (Added to NRS by 2007,…

NRS 656A.040 “Person who is deaf” defined. “Person who is deaf” means a person who is not able to process information aurally and whose primary means of communication is visual. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1771)

NRS 656A.050 “Person whose hearing is impaired” defined. “Person whose hearing is impaired” means a person: 1. Who has a hearing deficit; 2. Who is able to process information aurally with or without the use of a hearing aid or any other device that enhances the ability of a pers…

NRS 656A.055 “Postsecondary educational setting” defined. “Postsecondary educational setting” means communication relating to participation by students in curricular or extracurricular programming provided by or through: 1. A university, college or community college within the Ne…

NRS 656A.060 “Practice of sign language interpreting” defined. “Practice of sign language interpreting” means the facilitation of communication between persons who are deaf or whose hearing is impaired and other persons. The term includes, without limitation: 1. Interpreting or t…

NRS 656A.062 “Practice of realtime captioning” defined. “Practice of realtime captioning” means the facilitation of communication between persons who are deaf or whose hearing is impaired and other persons through the use of Communication Access Realtime Translation. (Added to NR…

NRS 656A.0625 “Primary or secondary educational setting” defined. “Primary or secondary educational setting” means all communication relating to participation by pupils in educational programming or any other activity provided by or through a public school, school district or pri…

NRS 656A.063 “Private school” defined. “Private school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103. (Added to NRS by 2007, 161)

NRS 656A.064 “Public school” defined. “Public school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007. (Added to NRS by 2007, 161)