Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters
Section 656.Sec. 6 - NEW

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 656.Sec. 6

Current through September 16, 2024

1. A person wishing to apply for a certificate may petition the Board to review his or her criminal history to determine if the criminal history would disqualify the petitioner from being certified by the Board.

2. A petition submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must be completed on a form prescribed by the Board.

3. Upon receiving a petition submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall send the petitioner a packet containing:

(a) A form which, when signed by the petitioner, authorizes the Board to possess and review the criminal history of the petitioner; and

(b) A letter informing the petitioner that the Board cannot process the petition until the petitioner submits to the Board:
(1) A report of the criminal history of the petitioner from:
(I) The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and

(II) The Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(2) The form described in paragraph (a), signed by the petitioner; and

(3) A fee in the amount of $50 in the form of a money order, cashier's check or certified check which is payable to the Board.

4. At the next meeting of the Board, but not later than 90 days after receiving the documents and fee described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3, the Board will, at a session of the meeting closed to the public, review the documents and, upon such a review, the Board will, at a session of the meeting open to the public, orally render a determination regarding the petition. The Board will notify the petitioner in writing of the determination so rendered at the meeting.

5. If the Board determines pursuant to subsection 4 that the petitioner is disqualified from being certified, the Board:

(a) Will provide the petitioner with instructions concerning any remedies for the disqualification; and

(b) May rescind the disqualifying determination at any time.

6. A petitioner may not:

(a) Earlier than 6 months after receiving instructions pursuant to subsection 5, submit a revised petition; or

(b) Earlier than 2 years after receiving a determination by the Board pursuant to subsection 4, submit a new petition.

7. A petitioner shall not submit a petition which contains false or misleading information to the Board.

Added to NAC by Cert. Court Reporters' Bd. by R193-22A, eff. 12/4/2023

NRS 622.085, 656.130

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