Section Plc 1204.01 - Statutory Qualifications for Licensure To qualify for licensure as a court reporter in New Hampshire, an applicant shall:
(a) As required by RSA 310-A:169, hold one of the following titles: (1) Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), from the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA); or(2) Certified Voice Reporter (CVR), from the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA);(b) As required by RSA 310-A:170, III: (1) Be at least 18 years of age;(2) Be a citizen of the United States or legally able to work;(3) Be of good moral character; and(4) Have a high school education, or the equivalent thereof, as defined by the department of education; and(c) As required by RSA 310-A:167, demonstrate competence in: (1) The use of verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information;(2) Creating verbatim transcripts of speeches, conversations, legal proceedings, meetings, and other events when written accounts of spoken words are necessary for correspondence, records, or legal proof;(3) Ensuring a complete, accurate, and secure legal record; and(4) Working in varieties of settings, such as taking depositions in attorney's offices, documenting proceedings of meetings, conventions, and other private activities, and documenting proceedings taking place in government agencies at all levels from the United States Congress to the state and local government bodies.N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 1204.01
Derived from Number 6, Filed February 9, 2023, Proposed by #13547, Effective 2/1/2023, Expires 7/31/2023.Derived from Number 32, Filed August 10, 2023, Proposed by #13704, Effective 8/1/2023, Expires 8/1/2033 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Plc 1200).