Arizona Laws 32-4041. Revocation or suspension of certificate
A. The board may revoke or suspend a certificate issued under this chapter for any of the following reasons:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-4041
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Board: means the board of certified reporters. See Arizona Laws 32-4002
- 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
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Moral turpitude: means an offense, whether a misdemeanor or felony, that is related to extortion, burglary, larceny, bribery, embezzlement, robbery, racketeering, money laundering, forgery, fraud, murder, voluntary manslaughter or a sexual offense that requires the individual to register pursuant to section 13-3821. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- 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).
1. Unprofessional conduct.
2. Violations of this chapter.
3. Gross negligence or incompetence in the performance of duties.
4. Fraud, dishonesty or corruption.
5. Inability to perform the duties of a certified reporter at a level of skill that is required by the board.
6. Aiding or assisting another person to engage in the verbatim reporting of any judicial proceeding if the other person is not a certified reporter.
7. Conviction by final judgment of a felony offense or any other offense involving moral turpitude.
8. The court has ordered treatment for a certified reporter pursuant to title 36 or has found a certified reporter to be incapacitated pursuant to title 14.
B. Before revoking or suspending a certificate, the board shall give a certificate holder notice and an opportunity for a hearing, except that if the board finds that the public health, safety or welfare requires emergency action and incorporates a finding to that effect in the order, the board may order the summary suspension of a certificate pending a proceeding for certificate revocation or other action.