Rule VI - TEMPORARY PERMISSION AS A NONRESIDENT COURT REPORTER Applying for Temporary Permission as a Nonresident Court Reporter.
(A) Requirements: A nonresident court reporter wishing to make a verbatim record of any testimony of a proceeding, the jurisdiction of which is within the courts of Mississippi or where appeal to any court of the State of Mississippi as allowable by law, shall make annual application for temporary permission as a nonresident court reporter. The applicant must make application on the same official forms as required of other applicants, must pay the Board a fee of $100, and must present proof that he/she is a competent practicing reporter in good standing in another state that is governed by certification and/or licensure rules and regulations or holds a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certificate issued by the National Court ReportersAssociation (NCRA) and is in good standing with NCRA or holds a Certified Voice Reporter (CVR) certificate issued by the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA) and is good standing with NVRA, and shall provide all documentation as required by the official application form. The Board shall only consider applications for nonresident temporary permission from reporters in states that grant similar privileges to applicants from this state. (B) The Board shall issue temporary permission to a nonresident court reporter upon a finding that the applicant is twenty-one (21) years of age or older, is of good moral character, and is a competent practicing reporter in good standing in another state that is governed by certification and/or licensure rules and regulations or holds a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certificate issued by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) and is in good standing with NCRA or holds a Certified Voice Reporter (CVR) certificate issued by the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA) and is good standing with NVRA, and has provided all documentation as required by the official application form. Such temporary permission shall be valid for a period not greater than one year. A nonresident court reporter must reapply annually on the same official forms as required for initial application. An annual fee of $100 or such fee as the Board may hereafter set is required.(C) The Board shall issue to each successful applicant a licensure card containing the following information: Temporary Permission as a Nonresident Court Reporter number, temporary permission expiration date, and method of reporting to be used. A court reporter shall only use that method of reporting in which he/she has applied for and has been granted temporary permission. Said temporary permission number shall be placed on any transcript title page and certificate page, along with the signature of said court reporter. No court reporter granted temporary permission may authorize the use of the court reporter's temporary permission number on any transcript not produced through the court reporter's personal effort and/or supervision. (D) A Nonresident Court Reporter shall comply with the provisions set forth in Rule IX and the continuing education requirements as set forth in Rule X(D).R. & Regul. Gov. Cert. Ct. Report. VI
Approved effective 1/1/2012.