place of employment is in Missouri, skilled in the art of verbatim reporting of
proceedings, who are further qualified in at least one of the following respects:
1. They are actively employed as an official reporter in a state or federal
court of record; or
2. They are actively engaged in the practice of court reporting in the
freelance field; or
3. They have passed the test given by the Board of Certified Court Reporter
Examiners mandated by Missouri Supreme Court 14; or
4. They have passed the test given by the Missouri Court Reporters Association
CSR Board;
5. They are on the registry of the National Court Reporters Association as a
Registered Professional Reporter;
6. They are on the registry of the National Verbatim Reporters Association as a
Certified Verbatim Reporter.
or college conducting a court reporting course, or an owner or principal of a court reporting
firm, or a videotape technician who has passed the Certified Legal Video Specialist
Examination, but need not meet the requirements for skill in the art of verbatim reporting
of proceedings.
subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, upon written application endorsed
by a reporter training program instructor or director, and member.
An out-of-state court reporter who is not eligible for membership under Article III, Section 1.A.
longer in active practice of court reporting shall, upon filing affirmation of retirement with the
Secretary, become a retired member.
