(1) The commissioner has the duty and responsibility to:(1) Act on matters concerning competency for licensure only and the process of granting, suspending, reinstating, and revoking a license;(2) Establish and maintain requirements for the ethical behavior of court reporters, including, but not limited to, conflict of interest provisions, inappropriate relationships with a party or a party's attorney, and failure to honor a contract or commitment to furnish transcripts;(3) Establish a procedure for the investigation of complaints against licensed court reporters or any person or entity practicing court reporting without a license;(4) Set a fee schedule for granting licenses and renewals of licenses;(5) Maintain a current registry of licensed court reporters and a current registry of temporarily licensed court reporters, both of which are matters of public record;(6) Adopt continuing education requirements for court reporters;(7) Determine the content of and administer examinations to be given to applicants for licensure as licensed court reporters and issue numbered licenses to applicants found qualified;(8) Maintain records of proceedings and a registry of all persons licensed by the commissioner, which must be a public record and open to inspection;(9) In the event funds are available from fees after expenses, study and, if feasible, establish the transcript reimbursement fund to assist indigent parties in obtaining transcripts; and(10) Promulgate rules pursuant to § 20-9-607. All rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
(1) Act on matters concerning competency for licensure only and the process of granting, suspending, reinstating, and revoking a license;
(2) Establish and maintain requirements for the ethical behavior of court reporters, including, but not limited to, conflict of interest provisions, inappropriate relationships with a party or a party's attorney, and failure to honor a contract or commitment to furnish transcripts;
(3) Establish a procedure for the investigation of complaints against licensed court reporters or any person or entity practicing court reporting without a license;
(4) Set a fee schedule for granting licenses and renewals of licenses;
(5) Maintain a current registry of licensed court reporters and a current registry of temporarily licensed court reporters, both of which are matters of public record;
(6) Adopt continuing education requirements for court reporters;
(7) Determine the content of and administer examinations to be given to applicants for licensure as licensed court reporters and issue numbered licenses to applicants found qualified;
(8) Maintain records of proceedings and a registry of all persons licensed by the commissioner, which must be a public record and open to inspection;
(9) In the event funds are available from fees after expenses, study and, if feasible, establish the transcript reimbursement fund to assist indigent parties in obtaining transcripts; and
(10) Promulgate rules pursuant to § 20-9-607. All rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.