Handbook for Official Court Reporters - Kansas Judicial Branch

Section II. Selection and Retention of Official Court Reporters
A. Certificates of Eligibility
An official court reporter must possess a certificate of eligibility issued by the State
Board of Examiners of Court Reporters. See K.S.A. 20-912. Kansas recognizes both
stenographic transcription and voice writing. Certificates of Eligibility are issued in one
of three ways:
• The applicant successfully passes written and skills examinations
administered in May and October in Topeka, Kansas, by the State Board of
Examiners of Court Reporters.
• The applicant passes a written knowledge examination in Kansas and holds
a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certificate from the National
Court Reporters Association or a Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR)
certificate from the National Verbatim Court Reporters Association.
• The applicant qualifies for admission on motion, based on licensure in
another state.
See Supreme Court Rule 309.
B. Annual Certification Renewal
Certificate holders in Kansas register annually on a form provided by the Clerk of the
Appellate Courts and pay a certification renewal fee established by Supreme Court Order.
See Supreme Court Rule 310.
C. Issuance of Temporary Certificates
An applicant to take the Kansas court reporter examination may qualify for a temporary
certificate, pending administration of the next examination, if certain conditions are met.
See Supreme Court Rule 312.
D. Recruitment and Selection within Judicial Districts
Within staffmg limits prescribed by the Supreme Court and appropriations therefor,
official court reporters are recruited and selected within each judicial district. See K.S.A.
20-345. An official court reporter cannot be related by blood or marriage to the judge of
the division of court in which the reporter is employed or assigned. See Supreme Court
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