58-74 - State Certification of Court Reporters Act
Title 58 > 58-74
Sections (8)
General Provisions
58-74-101 - Title.
This chapter is known as the “State Certification of Court Reporters Act.”
Amended by Chapter 379, 2019 General Session
58-74-102 - Definitions.
In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102 , as used in this chapter:
(1) “Practice of court reporting” means the making of a verbatim record, by stenography or voice writing, of any trial, legislative public hearing, state agency public hearing, deposition, examination before trial, hearing or proceeding before any grand jury, referee, board, commission, master or arbitrator, or other sworn testimony given under oath.
(2) “State certified court reporter” means a person who engages in the practice of court reporting and has met the requirements for state certification as a state certified court reporter.
(3) “Unlawful conduct” means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-74-501.
(4) “Unprofessional conduct” means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-74-502 and as may be further defined by rule.
Amended by Chapter 339, 2020 General Session
Certification
58-74-301 - State certification required.
(1) State certification as a state certified court reporter is required to engage in the practice of court reporting.
(2) The division shall grant state certification as a state certified court reporter to any person who meets the requirements described in this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 379, 2019 General Session
58-74-302 - Qualifications for state certification.
(1) Each applicant for state certification as a state certified court reporter under this chapter shall:be at least 18 years of age;be a citizen of the United States;submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;possess a high degree of skill and ability in the art of court reporting; andsubmit evidence that the applicant has completed and passed the Registered Professional Reporter Examination of the National Court Reporters Association or the Certified Verbatim Reporter Examination of the National Verbatim Reporters Association.
(2) A person granted a certificate to practice as a state certified court reporter may use the abbreviation “C.C.R.” or “C.V.R.” as long as the person’s certificate is current and valid.
Amended by Chapter 198, 2024 General Session
58-74-303 - Term of state certification — Expiration — Renewal.
(1) The division shall issue each state certification under this chapter in accordance with a two-year renewal cycle established by rule.The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal cycle by as much as one year to stagger the renewal cycles it administers.
(2) Each applicant shall, at the time of applying for renewal, demonstrate compliance with continuing education requirements established by the division.
(3) Each state certification automatically expires on the expiration date shown on the state certification unless the applicant renews it in accordance with Section 58-1-308.
Amended by Chapter 379, 2019 General Session
License Denial and Discipline
58-74-401 - Grounds for denial of state certification — Disciplinary proceedings.
Grounds for refusing to issue a state certification to an applicant, for refusing to renew the state certification of an applicant, for revoking, suspending, restricting, or placing on probation the state certification of a state certified court reporter, for issuing a public or private reprimand to a state certified court reporter, and for issuing a cease and desist order shall be in accordance with Sections 58-1-401 and 78A-2-404 .
Amended by Chapter 379, 2019 General Session
Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct - Penalties
58-74-501 - Unlawful conduct.
(1) It is unlawful for any person who does not have state certification in accordance with this chapter to: assume the title state certified court reporter; orassume the title or use the abbreviation C.C.R. or C.V.R. or any other similar words, letters, figures, or abbreviation to indicate that the person using that title or abbreviation is a state certified court reporter.
(2) Violation of this provision is a class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 379, 2019 General Session
58-74-502 - Unprofessional conduct.
“Unprofessional conduct” includes:
(1) conduct unbecoming a state certified court reporter or which is detrimental to the interests of the public;
(2) willful or negligent betrayal or disclosure of confidential information about which a state certified court reporter becomes knowledgeable as a result of or incidental to the person’s practice as a state certified court reporter;
(3) false or deceptive representation of a a state certified court reporter’s skills, competence, capability, or resources as a state certified court reporter;
(4) offering, undertaking, or agreeing to undertake an assignment as a state certified court reporter for which the state certified court reporter is not qualified, cannot complete the assignment in a timely manner, or does not have the resources to complete the assignment as agreed in a professional manner;
(5) the use of any chemical, drug, or alcohol in any unlawful manner or in any manner which negatively affects the ability of a state certified court reporter to competently practice as a state certified court reporter;
(6) willfully and intentionally making any false or fraudulent record in the performance of a state certified court reporter’s duties as a state certified court reporter;
(7) any conduct contrary to the recognized standards and ethics of the profession of a state certified court reporter;
(8) gross incompetence in practice as a state certified court reporter;
(9) violation of any provision of this chapter, Section 78A-2-404, or rules promulgated to regulate the practice of state certified court reporters;
(10) conviction of a felony or any other crime which is considered by the division to represent activity detrimental to the public interest as that interest is reflected in a state certified court reporter continuing to practice as a state certified court reporter; or
(11) attesting to or “signing off” on the transcript of any recorded proceeding unless that proceeding was recorded by that person while physically present at the proceeding or was personally transcribed by that person from an electronically recorded process.
Amended by Chapter 379, 2019 General Session