Arizona Revised Statutes Title 32. Professions and Occupations § 32-4005. Program administration; duties

1. Administer the reporter certification program.

2. Adopt rules.

3. Establish and collect fees, costs and penalties that are necessary for the implementation and enforcement of the program.

1. Make recommendations to the supreme court regarding rules, policies and procedures to implement and enforce this chapter, including the following:

2. Determine through testing and other means an applicant's ability to make a verbatim record of proceedings that may be used in any court by means of written symbols or abbreviations in shorthand, machine writing or voice writing.

3. Issue certificates to qualified applicants.

4. Investigate and take disciplinary action pursuant to § 32-4006.

5. Require each applicant to submit a full set of fingerprints to the supreme court for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to § 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation.