SB191

Existing law sets forth the Nevada Certified Court Reporters' and Licensed Court Reporting Firms' Law, which provides for the certification and regulation of certified court reporters and the licensure and regulation of court reporting firms by the Certified Court Reporters' Board of Nevada. (Chapter 656 of NRS) Existing law sets forth certain fees applicable to certified court reporters and court reporting firms. (NRS 656.220) Section 11.7 of this bill removes the amounts for such fees and instead requires the Board to prescribe by regulation initial reasonable fees for certified court reporters and court reporting firms. Section 11.7 requires those fees to be equal to the fees set forth in existing law as of December 31, 2025. Section 11.7 authorizes the Board, after prescribing such initial fees, to increase or decrease a fee by regulation to an amount that is not less than 90 percent and not more than 125 percent of the current fee. Section 17.5 of this bill provides that the existing fees remain in effect until the Board has established such fees by regulation. Sections 7 and 9 of this bill make conforming changes to reflect the requirement imposed in section 11.7 that the Board prescribe fees for certified court reporters by regulation. Existing law authorizes certain courts and magistrates to designate a person who is not required to be a certified court reporter to operate sound recording equipment to record certain proceedings. (NRS 3.380, 4.400, 171.198)