| Frequently Asked
Questions
New Hampshire has a mandatory LCR (Licensed Court
Reporter) law (RSA 310-A:161-181). You MUST be bonded and
issued a LCR certificate through the Board of Court
Reporters to practice court reporting.
- to top -
Contact the Joint Board of Licensure and
Certification in Concord, NH for an application to
become a NH LCR. The address is:
Joint Board of Licensure and Certification
57 Regional Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-2219 - to top -
One must obtain a court reporter insurance bond to
present to the Board of Court Reporters BEFORE a license
can be issued. Contact Jean Poulos at Cross, Gordon &
Powers (603) 669-4947, and request information about a
Court Reporter bond. - to top -
You must hold one of the following titles: Registered
Professional Reporter (RPR), from the National Court
Reporters Association; or Certified Voice Reporter (CVR),
from the National Verbatim Reporters Association. Please
contact the appropriate Association for test information
and requirements. - to top -
You will need to file an application for licensure to
the Joint Board of Licensure and Certification and meet
the requirements of RSA 310-A:161-181.
- to top -
310-A:181 Limited Notarial Function. – Any licensee
under this subdivision may be permitted, in the
performance of his or her court reporting duties, to
place any person under oath without the separate
requirement of being designated a notary public, justice
of the peace, or commissioner of deeds, as specified in
RSA 455.
- to top -
310-A:178 Continuing Education Required. Any person
holding a license shall be required to be in compliance
with the continuing education requirements of the
National Court Reporters Association or the National
Verbatim Reporters Association depending on their method
of court reporting as specified in RSA 310-A:162. Each
person shall be responsible for maintaining evidence of
his or her continuing education units and shall submit
such evidence of continuing education units to the board
annually upon renewal of their license. For more
information, please contact Pamela Carle, President of
the New Hampshire Court Reporters Association.
- to top -
Effective January 1, 2001, New Hampshire passed what
is commonly known as anti-contracting legislation.
This important legislation reads as follows: RSA 517:3
Disqualifications. No person shall write the testimony
of a witness, record the testimony of a witness, or act
as magistrate in taking the same, if: Such person is a
party to the action; Such person is a relative,
employee, or attorney of a party to the action; Such
person has a financial interest in the action or its
outcome; Such person has entered into an arrangement
with a person or entity which has a financial interest
in the action or its outcome, where the arrangement
purports to create a relationship in which the person
transcribing the deposition or recording the deposition
will be providing exclusive deposition transcribing or
deposition recording services for the interested person
or entity; or Such person is employed by or is an
independent contractor working for a person or entity
which has entered into an arrangement with a person or
entity which has a financial interest in the action or
its outcome, where the arrangement purports to create a
relationship in which the person's employer will be
providing exclusive deposition transcribing or
deposition recording services for the interested person
or entity.
- to top - |
