(a)Advisory Board means the Court Reporters Certification Advisory Board.(b)Certification means a certification issued by the Supreme Court of Texas on the Commission's recommendation.(c)Code of Ethics means the Code of Ethics or, if applicable, its predecessor, the Code of Professional Conduct for Certified Shorthand Reporters and Court Reporting Firms approved by the Supreme Court of Texas.(d)Court reporter and shorthand reporter mean a person who is certified as a court reporter, apprentice court reporter, or provisional court reporter under these Rules to engage in shorthand reporting.(e)Court reporting and shorthand reporting mean the practice of shorthand reporting for use in litigation in the courts of this State by making a verbatim record of an oral court proceeding, deposition, or proceeding before a grand jury, referee, or court commissioner using written symbols in shorthand, machine shorthand, or oral stenography.(f)Court reporting firm, shorthand reporting firm, and affiliate office mean an entity wholly or partly in the business of providing court reporting or other related services in this State. A court reporting firm, shorthand reporting firm, or affiliate office is considered to be providing court reporting or other related services in this State if:(1) any act that constitutes a court reporting service or shorthand reporting service occurs wholly or partly in this State;(2) the firm or affiliate office recruits a resident of this State through an intermediary located inside or outside of this State to provide court reporting services, shorthand reporting services, or other related services in this State; or(3) the firm or affiliate office contracts with a resident of this State by mail or otherwise and either party is to perform court reporting services, shorthand reporting services, or other related services wholly or partly in this State. (g)Official court reporter means the shorthand reporter appointed by a judge under Section 52.041 of the Government Code as the official court reporter for a particular court.(h)Registration means a registration issued by the Commission.(i)RMR means a Registered Merit Reporter certification issued by the National Court Reporters Association.(j)RPR means the Registered Professional Reporter certification issued by the National Court Reporters Association.(k)Uniform Format Manual means the manual approved by the Supreme Court of Texas that governs the form of official reporters' records and freelance transcriptions.Tex. R. Judi. Cert. Commi. 6.1
Amended effective 4/12/2018 immediately; amended effective 9/1/2021.