FROM NCRA
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As you may have read, the Wireless Task Force recently completed its long-awaited white paper, The Secure Delivery of Transcripts Using Wireless and Internet-Based Realtime Methods.
The paper concluded that wireless realtime is safe, secure, and courts should not fear their court reporters offering it.
For that reason, the Wireless Task Force is writing to ask for your assistance in distributing the white paper to key consumer groups of wireless realtime, i.e., local bar associations, court administrators, judicial associations, and court IT personnel. |
From Karen Reid-Edge
Here is a picture of the newest addition to our family. His name is Hunter Allen Aycock. He was born yesterday, September 8, at 6:35 a.m. and weighed 7 lbs, 4 oz, and was 20 inches long. Has a nice head of brown hair that is covered by his fashionable hat, and he has all ten fingers and all ten toes, which are covered by the standard issue hospital blankie! This is our oldest daughter, Haley's, baby and is the first grandchild on both sides. But, PLEASE, don't call me Grandma! I'm a Mimi!
Thanks for letting me share.
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ATTENTION MCRA MEMBERS:
As of July 1, 2011, the statutes governing certified court reporters have been amended
as follows:
Any person who undertakes or attempts to undertake the practice of court reporting
for remuneration without having first procured a certificate or temporary permission
under Sections 9-13-101 through 9-13-123 (also applies to reporters who continue
to practice after having had his/her certification or temporary permission revoked or
suspended); or who knowingly files false information with the Board for the purpose
of obtaining certification or temporary permission under Sections 9-13-101 through
9-13-123, shall be subject to a civil fine to be imposed by the Board of five hundred
dollars ($500.00).
Each day's violation shall be considered a separate infraction, and a person who is not
authorized to practice court reporting under Sections 9-13-101 through 9-13-123 shall
not bring or maintain an action to recover fees for court reporting services that the
person performed in violation of this section.
Simply put, a lawyer does not have to pay that person for his/her services if that
person was not properly certified or had not been granted temporary permission from
the BCCR. The person providing the services is precluded from suing that attorney
or party for payment of those services.
The practice of court reporting means the making of a verbatim record by means of
written symbols or abbreviations in pen shorthand, machine shorthand, or oral
stenography (also known as steno mask), of testimony or proceedings relevant to
matters under the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Mississippi, all state
agencies or the Legislature or any committee or subcommittee thereof, or where
appeal to any court of the State of Mississippi is allowable by law. The making of a
verbatim record includes the taking of a deposition.
In order to ensure this new law is effective, all properly certified reporters or those
granted temporary permission by the BCCR who are aware of or suspect someone
may be in violation of this new law should file a formal complaint with the
Mississippi Board of Certified Court Reporters. All complaints are kept confidential
and are fully investigated. Please contact the BCCR for a formal complaint form. |
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