In re Bd. of Certified Ct. Reporters , 2016 Ark. 221 ( 2016 )

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SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS
Opinion Delivered May 19, 2016
IN RE: BOARD OF CERTIFIED COURT
REPORTER EXAMINERS
PER CURIAM
The Board of Certified Court Reporters has proposed the following amendment to
the Regulations of the Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners due to the increasing
shortage of court reporters in rural areas of the state. The changes are set in “line-in,” “line-
out” fashion. (New material is underlined; deleted material is lined through.) We adopt this
amendment to be effective immediately.
Section 13.
A. In the event of an emergency where no certified court reporter is immediately
available, a judge of a circuit court may, in his or her discretion, grant:
i. a one hundred twenty eighty calendar day emergency certificate to an
individual who currently holds a valid court reporting license or certification
from another state or a national court reporting association. The emergency
certificate may be renewed once.; or
ii. a one hundred twenty seven calendar day non-renewable emergency
certificate to any other individual.
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In order to continue the conduct of the court's business; provided that A copy of
the one hundred twenty day emergency certificate shall be forthwith filed with the
Clerk of the Arkansas Supreme Court and the Secretary of this Board.
B. A circuit judge shall not grant an emergency certificate to a court reporter whose
court reporter board license or certification is at the time of the issuance of the
emergency certificate revoked or suspended in Arkansas, any other state.