N.M. R. Rcdg. Jud. Proc. 22-501
The board may use entry level tests conducted by the National Court Reporters Association, and candidates must pass all three skills parts of the examination as well as the written examination.
N.M. R. Rcdg. Jud. Proc. 22-501
ANNOTATIONS The 2011 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 11-8300-047, effective January 27, 2012, required applicants for court reporter certification to pass the entry level tests conducted by the National Court Reporters Association and deleted former Subparagraph (2) of Paragraph B, which permitted the board to use examinations administered or conducted by organizations other than the National Court Reporters Association. The 2007 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order 07-8300-37, effective December 12, 2007, revised Subparagraph (1) of Paragraph B to delete the requirement that all three skills parts be passed at one sitting and the provision permitting the written examination to be passed separately. The 2003 amendment, effective February 16, 2004, inserted "coordinate or" in Paragraph A, designated the former second sentence of that paragraph as the present introductory paragraph of Paragraph B, added Subparagraphs (1) and (2) of that paragraph, and deleted the former last sentence of Paragraph A and its accompanying table concerning court reporter examination grading standards and former Paragraph B concerning the destruction of examination papers. The 1995 amendment, effective March 15, 1995, designated the existing provisions as paragraph A, rewrote the introductory language of Paragraph A which read "In accordance with its power under Rule 22-402 to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the testing and licensing of certified court reporters, the Board Governing the Recording of Judicial Proceedings adopts the following passing grade standards for the examination of court reporters", and added Paragraph B.