(a) The board shall enter into reciprocal agreements with any state, agency or other entity that licenses, certifies or registers court reporters, such as the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA) or the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers (AAERT), if the board finds that the state, agency or other entity has substantially the same or more stringent requirements as the board.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 20-9-610

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Board: means the Tennessee board of court reporting. See Tennessee Code 20-9-602
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) The reciprocity agreement shall provide that the board shall license a person who is currently licensed, certified or registered in another state or by another agency or other entity if that state, agency or other entity agrees to license, certify or register any licensees licensed pursuant to this part.
(c) Nonresident court reporters desiring to make a verbatim record of any testimony of a proceeding, the jurisdiction of which is within the courts of this state or where appeal to any court of this state is allowable by law, shall make application for a nonresident license. The applicant shall make application on the same forms as required of other applicants, shall pay a fee in an amount determined by the board and shall present proof that the applicant is a competent licensed court reporter in another state or certified by NCRA, NVRA or AAERT. The board shall issue a nonresident license upon the finding the applicant has met these requirements. The license shall be valid for a period not to exceed two (2) years from the date of issuance. A nonresident court reporter shall reapply for licensure every two (2) years. A licensure fee in an amount determined by the board shall be required.
(d) The board shall establish fees appropriate for processing reciprocal licensing.
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