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2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 726
BY REPRESENTATIVES FONTENOT AND ZERINGUE
COURTS/COURT REPORTERS: Provides relative to court reporter fees
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2558(A), relative to certified shorthand reporters; to provide
3 relative to the board of examiners for shorthand reporters; to provide relative to fees
4 collected from applicants; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 37:2558(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2558. Fees
8 A. The board shall collect fees from each applicant for a certificate as
9 hereinafter provided. The board shall have power to require a reinstatement fee for
10 suspended or revoked delinquent certificates, a reciprocal fee for certification
11 without examination, and an annual renewal fee for all certificates and to collect
12 therefor a fee of such amount as may be fixed by the board according to the
13 following schedule:
14 (1) The fee for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked certificate shall not
15 exceed twenty-five one hundred dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of up
16 to one year, one two hundred dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of up
17 to two years, or two hundred fifty dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of
18 two or more years and shall be in addition to the payment of all delinquent renewal
19 fees.
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1 (2) The fee for issuance of a reciprocal certificate without examination shall
2 not exceed one hundred twenty-five two hundred fifty dollars.
3 (3) The fee for annual renewal of a certificate shall not exceed one hundred
4 twenty-five one hundred seventy-five dollars.
5 (4) The fee for issuance of a new certificate to a reporter admitted to practice
6 as a certified court reporter, or C.C.R., shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five two
7 hundred fifty dollars.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 726 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Fontenot
Abstract: Changes the maximum amount of fees that the board of examiners for shorthand
reporters may charge applicants.
Present law provides that the board of examiners for shorthand reporters shall collect fees
from each applicant.
Present law authorizes the board of examiners to require a reinstatement fee for suspended
or revoked delinquent certificates, a reciprocal fee for certification without examination, and
an annual renewal fee for all certificates and to collect a fee of such amount as may be fixed
by the board according to the following schedule:
(1)The fee for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked certificate shall not exceed $25
for a certificate delinquent for a period of up to one year, $100 for a certificate
delinquent for a period of up to two years, or $200 for a certificate delinquent for a
period of two or more years and shall be in addition to the payment of all delinquent
renewal fees.
(2)The fee for issuance of a reciprocal certificate without examination shall not exceed
$125.
(3)The fee for annual renewal of a certificate shall not exceed $125.
(4)The fee for issuance of a new certificate to a reporter admitted to practice as a
certified court reporter, or C.C.R., shall not exceed $125.
Proposed law retains present law and changes the maximum amount of fees to be charged
as follows:
(1)For a certificate delinquent for a period of up to one year, the fee for reinstatement
of a suspended or revoked certificate changes from not exceeding $25 to not
exceeding $100. For a certificate delinquent for a period of up to two years, the fee
for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked certificate changes from not exceeding
$100 to not exceeding $200. For a certificate delinquent for a period of two years
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or more, the fee for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked certificate changes from
not exceeding $200 to not exceeding $250 in addition to the payment of all
delinquent renewal fees.
(2)The fee for issuance of a reciprocal certificate without examination changes from not
exceeding $125 to not exceeding $250.
(3)The fee for annual renewal of a certificate changes from not exceeding $125 to not
exceeding $175.
(4)The fee for issuance of a new certificate to a reporter admitted to practice as a
certified court reporter, or C.C.R., changes from not exceeding $125 to not
exceeding $250.
(Amends R.S. 37:2558(A))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original
bill:
1. Change the maximum amount charged for the annual renewal of a certificate
from $250 to $175.
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