Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc
November 19, 1998
Effective July 1, 1999
In re:
Adoption of a new subdivision 14.11, entitled "Continuing Education, Accreditation of Programs and Activities," and a new subdivision 14.12, entitled "Reporting Requirements -- Sanctions -- Review," of Supreme Court Rule 14, entitled "Certified Court Reporters".
ORDER
1. It is ordered that effective July 1, 1999, subdivision 14.11 and subdivision 14.12 of Supreme Court Rule 14 be and the same are hereby adopted to read as follows:
RULE 14. CERTIFIED COURT REPORTERS
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- 14.11 CONTINUING EDUCATION, ACCREDITATION OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
(a) Each certified court reporter shall complete during each reporting year at least ten credit hours of continuing education from programs accredited by the Court Reporter Education Advisory Committee. A reporting year shall be from July 1 of each year through June 30 of the following year.
(b) A certified court reporter completing more than ten credit hours of accredited programs during one reporting year may receive credit in the next succeeding reporting year for the excess credit hours earned in the immediately preceding year.
(c) A certified court reporter is not required to complete any credit hours in the reporting year in which the reporter is initially certified as provided in this Rule 14. Upon written application and for good cause shown, waivers or extensions of time of the credit hours or reporting requirements of this Rule 14 may be granted by the Board in individual cases or classes of cases involving hardship or extenuating circumstances.
(d) Continuing education programs for court reporters shall be developed, reviewed and accredited by the Court Reporter Education Advisory Committee, subject to guidance from the Coordinating Commission for Judicial Department Education.
14.12 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS --SANCTIONS-- REVIEW
(a) On or before July 31 of each year after 1999, each certified court reporter shall report to the Board the number of credit hours of accredited programs the reporter completed in the preceding reporting year.
(b) Each certified court reporter failing to meet the continuing education requirements of this Rule 14 shall be notified by mail addressed to the reporter’s last known address. The notice shall advise the reporter that he or she has not filed the required report or completed the required number of credit hours and that the reporter, if required to meet the continuing education requirements of this Rule 14, may file, within thirty days of the date the notice was mailed, information establishing compliance therewith. Within thirty days of the receipt of any information establishing compliance with this Rule 14 submitted by the reporter, the Board shall determine if the reporter completed the required number of credit hours of accredited programs or if the reporter is entitled to a waiver of the requirement or an extension of time to comply with the requirement. The Board shall notify the reporter of its determination of compliance with this Rule 14.
(c) A certified court reporter may file a written request for reconsideration within fifteen days of the date of Board's notice pursuant to Rule 14.12(b) that the reporter has not filed the required report or completed the required number of credit hours. The reporter requesting reconsideration shall submit written documentation accompanying the reporter’s request for reconsideration in support of the request. The Board shall reconsider its decision and shall make a decision within forty-five days of the filing of any request for reconsideration. The reporter shall be notified of the decision within ten days of the Board's decision regarding the request for reconsideration.
(d) Each certified court reporter to whom a notice is sent pursuant to Rule 14.12(b) shall pay a late filing fee of $25. Payment of this fee shall accompany the late-filed information establishing compliance with the continuing education requirements of this Rule 14. Failure to pay the fee shall be considered a failure to comply with those requirements.
(e) The Board annually shall report to this Court the name of each certified court reporter not meeting the continuing education requirements of this Rule 14 and may recommend, pursuant to Rule 14.08, revocation or suspension of the certification of any court reporter not meeting the continuing education requirements.
3. It is ordered that this order be published in the South Western Reporter.
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DUANE BENTON
Chief Justice