New Jersey Statutes 45:15B-9. Practice without certificate prohibited; temporary employment
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:15B-9
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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).
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the temporary employment or retention of any person not holding a certificate until a certified court reporter is available, provided that such temporary employment shall be permitted only in such circumstances as the board may specify through regulation consistent with this section. In no instance shall a person not holding a certificate engage in court reporting without:
(1) registering with the board according to such procedures as the board may adopt through regulation; and
(2) disclosing to the participants at a proceeding and obtaining written acknowledgment from such participants, prior to the commencement of any proceeding, that the person does not hold a certificate and is registered with the board to work on a temporary basis.
Registration with the board shall be for a period of one year, and shall not be renewable unless specifically authorized by the board.
c. A person who is in violation of this section shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $500 for the first violation, and not more than $1,000 for each violation thereafter, to be sued for and collected in a summary proceeding by the board pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.). In addition, a person who fails to comply with the requirements of this section is subject to the suspension or revocation of that individual’s certificate or temporary registration pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C. 45:1-21).
L.1940,c.175,s.9; amended 2005, c.308, s.6.