Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXI - Certified Shorthand Reporters
Chapter 9 - Fees
Section XXI-901 - Fees

1. The fee to be paid for the issuance of a reciprocal certificate of registration without board examination is $175 plus seal fee(s).

2. The fee to be paid upon the issuance and renewal of a certificate of registration is $175 plus seal fee(s).

3. The fee to be paid for a seal is $20. A minimum requirement of one seal must be purchased upon the issuance or renewal of a certificate. The maximum number of seals that may be purchased is three per certificate holder.

4. The fee to be paid for the purchase of a list of names and addresses of current reporters is $25.

5. The fee to be paid for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked certificate is the payment of all delinquent fees, plus $50 for a certificate delinquent for a period of up to one year, $175 for a certificate delinquent for a period of up to two years, $250 for a certificate delinquent for a period of two or more years.

6. The fee to be paid for the skills portion of the examination is $125 and the fee to be paid for the written knowledge portion of the examination is $140. If the board should find an applicant ineligible for examination, it shall refund eighty percent of the fee paid by said applicant. In no other event shall any refund be made.

7. The fee to be paid for the qualifying test of Q and A at 225 wpm is $50.

8. The fee to be paid for an NSF check issued to the board is the current bank charge.