N.J. Admin. Code § 13:43-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024
Section 13:43-2.2 - Eligibility for registration as a temporary registered reporter; disclosure forms; penalties
(a) In order to qualify to register as a temporary registered reporter pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:15B-9, an applicant shall:
1. Be at least 18 years of age;
2. Be of good moral character, as established by references and a criminal history name search as set forth in (c) below, which shall be requested and performed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:59-1;
3. Have obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent;
4. Have submitted a completed application form to the Board; and
5. Pay the application fee set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:43-6.1.
(b) In addition to (a) above, the applicant must present proof of one of the following:
1. A certificate of completion from a reporting school program;
2. Proof of an active certificate or license from another state; or
3. A certification issued by the National Court Reporters Association under any of the following titles:
i. Registered Merit Reporter;
ii. Certified Real Time Reporter;
iii. Certified Broadcast Captioner; or
iv. Certified Communications Access Realtime Translation Provider.
(c) An applicant for initial registration as a temporary registered reporter shall submit to the Board his or her name, address, date of birth and, in conformity with 13:59-1.4, Social Security number for the purpose of conducting a criminal history name search to determine whether any criminal history record information exists that the Board may consider in determining whether the applicant shall be registered in the State. The fee for a criminal history name search shall be paid by the applicant for registration as set forth in 13:59-1.3. In addition to its use in evaluating an application for initial registration, the Board may obtain criminal history record information from the Division of State Police for any other purpose authorized by statute or rule.
(d) A temporary registered reporter who is engaged in court reporting shall disclose to all participants of a proceeding and obtain from those participants, before commencement of the proceeding, a written acknowledgment that the temporary registered reporter is not certified by the Board but is registered with the Board to practice as a court reporter on a temporary basis. The written acknowledgement referred to above shall be in the form prescribed by the Board attached to these rules as chapter Appendix A and incorporated herein by reference.
(e) A temporary registered reporter who is engaged in court reporting shall abide by the requirements set forth in New Jersey Court Rules, R. 4:14-5. The waiver of the reading and signing of the deposition referred to in R. 4:14-5, shall be in the form prescribed by the Board, attached to these rules as chapter Appendix B and incorporated herein by reference.
(f) The original of the forms referred to in (d) and (e) above shall be placed with the original transcript. All copies of the transcript shall include a copy of the forms referred to in (d) and (e) above.
(g) The transcript shall not be considered complete if the registrant has not complied with the requirements of (f) above.
(h) The temporary registered reporter shall maintain a log of all proceedings, which shall include the date, time, place, caption and appearance sheet and all disclosure forms referred to in (d) above and those forms referred to in (e) above. The log shall be retained for a period of no less than five years.
(i) The Board may randomly audit records maintained by a temporary registered reporter under (h) above for any one-year period as determined by the Board.
(j) A certified court reporter who has had his or her certification suspended and/or revoked for any reason may not apply for temporary registered reporter status.
(k) A person who is in violation of this section shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $ 500.00 for the first violation, and not more than a $ 1,000 for each violation thereafter, to be sued for by the Board in a summary proceeding and collected in court pursuant to 2A:58-10 et seq. A person who fails to comply with the requirements of this section is subject to the suspension or revocation of that individual's certificate or temporary registration pursuant to 45:1-21.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:43-2.2

New Rule, R.2002 d.238, effective 7/15/2002.
See: 33 N.J.R. 3876(a), 34 N.J.R. 2464(a).
Administrative correction.
See: 40 N.J.R. 2287(b).
Repeal and New Rule, R.2009 d.207, effective 7/6/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 851(a), 41 N.J.R. 2674(a).
Section was "Temporary employment of non-certified court reporters".
Amended by 53 N.J.R. 1398(a), effective 8/16/2021