NRS656.310. Use of certain designation and abbreviation; inclusion of certificate number on transcripts and business cards.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each person to whom a valid existing certificate of registration as a certified court reporter has been issued under this chapter:

      (a) Must be designated as a certified court reporter;

      (b) May, in connection with his or her practice of court reporting, use the abbreviation “C.C.R.”; and

      (c) Shall not, in connection with his or her practice of court reporting, use the abbreviation “C.C.R.-V.”

      2.  Each person to whom a valid existing certificate of registration as a certified court reporter has been issued under this chapter and who has only passed the portion of the examination required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 656.160 through the use of voice writing:

      (a) Must be designated as a certified court reporter-voice writer;

      (b) May, in connection with his or her practice of court reporting, use the abbreviation “C.C.R.-V.”;

      (c) Shall not, in connection with his or her practice of court reporting, use the abbreviation “C.C.R.”; and

      (d) Shall engage in the practice of court reporting only through the use of voice writing.

      3.  No person other than the holder of a valid existing certificate of registration under this chapter may use the title or designation of “certified court reporter,” “certified court reporter-voice writer,” “C.C.R.” or “C.C.R.-V.,” either directly or indirectly, in connection with his or her profession or business.

      4.  Every holder of a certificate shall place the number of the certificate:

      (a) On the cover page and certificate page of all transcripts of proceedings; and

      (b) On all business cards.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1317; A 1985, 1886; 1993, 1409; 2003, 441; 2007, 1035)