(a) (1) To be licensed as a court reporter, an applicant shall submit proof of the following:(A) The applicant is a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102; and(B) The applicant passed the National Court Reporters Association registered professional reporter examination, the National Verbatim Reporters Association certified verbatim reporter examination, or the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers certified electronic reporter examination and certified electronic transcriber examination.(2) Applications for licensure must be signed and sworn by the applicants and submitted on forms furnished by the commissioner.(3) All applicants who are found qualified to engage in the practice of court reporting pursuant to this part must be issued a license as a licensed court reporter and an identifying number.(4) The license is valid for two (2) years from the date of issuance.(5) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensed court reporter is not required to be a notary public to administer oaths to witnesses in the performance of their professional duties as a court reporter.
(1) To be licensed as a court reporter, an applicant shall submit proof of the following:(A) The applicant is a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102; and(B) The applicant passed the National Court Reporters Association registered professional reporter examination, the National Verbatim Reporters Association certified verbatim reporter examination, or the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers certified electronic reporter examination and certified electronic transcriber examination.
(A) The applicant is a United States citizen or a qualified alien, as defined in § 4-58-102; and
(B) The applicant passed the National Court Reporters Association registered professional reporter examination, the National Verbatim Reporters Association certified verbatim reporter examination, or the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers certified electronic reporter examination and certified electronic transcriber examination.
(2) Applications for licensure must be signed and sworn by the applicants and submitted on forms furnished by the commissioner.
(3) All applicants who are found qualified to engage in the practice of court reporting pursuant to this part must be issued a license as a licensed court reporter and an identifying number.
(4) The license is valid for two (2) years from the date of issuance.
(5) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensed court reporter is not required to be a notary public to administer oaths to witnesses in the performance of their professional duties as a court reporter.
(b) No licensed court reporter may authorize the use of the court reporter's license number on any transcript not produced through the court reporter's personal effort or supervision, or both. Violation of this subsection (b) may be grounds for license suspension or revocation.