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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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 be admitted to the examination unless the natural person first applies to the Board as required by NRS 656.150. The application must include, without limitation, satisfactory evidence to the Board that the applicant has, at the time of filing his or her application:
(a) Satisfied the requirements set forth in subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of NRS 656.180;
(b) Received a passing grade on:
(1) The National Court Reporters Association's examination for registered professional reporters; or
(2) The National Verbatim Reporters Association's examination for certified verbatim reporters;
(c) Received one of the following:
(1) A certificate as a registered professional reporter issued to the applicant by the National Court Reporters Association;
(2) A certificate as a registered merit reporter issued to the applicant by the National Court Reporters Association;
(3) A certificate as a certified verbatim reporter issued to the applicant by the National Verbatim Reporters Association; or
(4) A valid certificate or license to practice court reporting issued to the applicant by another state if the requirements for certification or licensure in that state are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this State for obtaining a certificate;
(d) Either:
(1) At least 1 year of continuous experience within the 5 years immediately preceding the application, in the practice of court reporting or producing verbatim records of meetings and conferences by the use of voice writing or any system of manual or mechanical shorthand writing and transcribing those records; or
(2) Obtained in the 12 months immediately preceding the application, a certificate of satisfactory completion of a prescribed course of study from a court reporting program that, as determined by the Board, evidences a proficiency substantially equivalent to subparagraph (1); and
(e) Paid the fee for filing an application for an examination set forth in NRS 656.220.
3. As used in this section, “practice of court reporting” includes reporting by use of voice writing or any system of manual or mechanical shorthand writing, regardless of the state in which the reporting took place.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 656.170. Court reporters: Frequency and location of examination; documentary evidence of qualifications required for admission to examination - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-54-professions-occupations-and-businesses/nv-rev-st-656-170/
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