(a) Any person who is engaged in the practice of court reporting on or before January 1, 2010, and who:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 20-9-613

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • Court reporting: means the making of a verbatim record by means of manual shorthand, machine shorthand, closed microphone voice dictation silencer or by electronic recording of any testimony given under oath before or for submission to, any court, referee or court examiner, by any board, commission or other body or in any other proceeding where a verbatim record is required. See Tennessee Code 20-9-602
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Provides to the board an affidavit setting forth past education and work experience as a court reporter and:

(A) An affidavit of a judge for whom the person has worked as an official court reporter;
(B) Affidavits of three (3) licensed attorneys; or
(C) Affidavits of two (2) licensed attorneys and one (1) court reporting firm owner, unrelated by blood or marriage to the person, and who have utilized the services of the court reporter or the affidavit of the court reporting firm owner may state that the applicant has engaged in the practice of court reporting, which attest to the court reporter’s proficiency in court reporting;
(2) Provides proof of passage of the National Court Reporters Association Registered Professional Reporter examination, the National Verbatim Reporters Association Certified Verbatim Reporter examination, or the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers Certified Electronic Court Reporter examination; or
(3) Provides proof of a court reporter license issued by any state; provided, that the state has the same or more stringent requirements of this chapter;

and upon payment of a fee in an amount determined by the board, shall be licensed to practice as a court reporter.

(b)

(1) Any member in good standing of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association who holds the certified court reporter examination designation on or before January 1, 2010, upon payment of the licensure fee in an amount determined by the board, shall be automatically granted a license pursuant to this part and thereby may practice as a court reporter.
(2) Any member in good standing of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association who holds the certified court reporter designation on or before January 1, 2010, and does not apply for licensure within one (1) year of July 1, 2010, shall be required to pass the licensed court reporter examination and pay applicable licensure fees in order to become a licensed court reporter.
(3) Any member in good standing of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association who holds the registered professional reporter designation, or higher, from the NCRA, NVRA or AAERT on or before January 1, 2010, upon payment of the licensure fee in an amount determined by the board, shall be automatically granted a license pursuant to this part and thereby may practice as a court reporter.
(c) The deadline for receiving applications under subsections (a) and (b) shall be July 1, 2011.
(d) On or before October 1, 2012, any person who provides satisfactory proof that such person graduated from a court reporting program in this state prior to January 1, 2012, shall be licensed to practice as a court reporter.
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