A. A person shall not report proceedings in any court in this state and shall not report depositions in this state for use in any court in this state unless the person is certified pursuant to this chapter.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-4003

  • Certified reporter: means a person who is certified by the board and who records and transcribes a verbatim record in any sworn proceeding by means of written symbols or abbreviations in shorthand, machine writing or voice writing. See Arizona Laws 32-4002
  • Certify: means board authorization to engage in activities regulated by the board. See Arizona Laws 32-4002
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Report: means to stenographically or by voice writing record and transcribe sworn proceedings. See Arizona Laws 32-4002
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

B. A certified reporter shall sign and certify each transcript that the certified reporter prepares before the transcript may be used in court, except for transcripts that the reporter prepares for proceedings that occurred before July 1, 2000.

C. A certified reporter shall include the title "certified reporter" or the abbreviation "CR" and the reporter’s certificate number on the title or cover page of any transcript, on any business card, advertisement or letterhead and on the certificate of any transcript.

D. It is unlawful for any person who is not certified pursuant to this chapter to represent oneself as a certified reporter.

 

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