N.M. R. Rcdg. Jud. Proc. 22-502

As amended through August 23, 2024

Rule 22-502 - Fees

A.Firms. All firms shall pay an initial and an annual fee to be set by the board; provided no fee is required to be paid by a firm that is owned by one or more court reporters who have paid initial and annual registration fees. Any firm which fails to return an annual application for renewal of certification as a court reporter or court monitor and fees, according to the provisions of Rule 22-202 NMRA, by February 1, must reapply for certification and pay the initial application fee.

B.Court reporters. With respect to licensing provisions of Rule 22-203 NMRA, the initial and annual registration fee for certification as a court reporter shall be set by the board.

C.Court monitors. The training fee and annual certification fee as a court monitor shall be set by the board.

D.Test fees. The following test fees shall be set by the board:

(1) application fee;

(2) oral exam only;

(3) written exam only; and

(4) both oral and written.

N.M. R. Rcdg. Jud. Proc. 22-502

As amended, effective 4/1/1989;12/1/1993;1/1/1996;2/16/2004.

ANNOTATIONS The 2003 amendment, effective February 16, 2004, in Paragraph A, substituted "firms" for "businesses" in the introductory language and "all firms" for "any business, whose owners, partners or shareholders are not certified court reporters" and "provided no fee is required to be paid by a firm that is owned by one or more court reporters who have paid initial and annual registration fees" for "otherwise, no fee is necessary" in the first sentence, deleted the former second sentence concerning fees contained in annual individual certification renewals, substituted "any firm which fails to return an annual application for renewal of certification as a court reporter or court monitor and fees, according to the provisions of Rule 22-202 NMRA" for "businesses which fail to return their applications and fees to the board" and inserted "initial application" in the last sentence, and deleted the former last sentence concerning consequences for failure to pay renewal fee, and substituted "court" for "tape" twice in Paragraph C. The 1996 amendment, effective January 1, 1996, added the last two sentences in Paragraph A. The 1993 amendment, effective December 1, 1993, substituted "Fees" for "Registration fees" in the rule heading; rewrote Paragraph A; substituted "set by the board" for "seventy dollars ($70.00)" in Paragraph B; rewrote Paragraph C which read "The registration fee and annual license fee for certification as a tape monitor shall be fifty dollars ($50.00)"; and added Paragraph D.