§2558. Fees
A. The board shall collect fees from each applicant for a certificate as provided by
this Section. The board shall have power 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 therefor 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
one hundred dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of up to one year, two hundred
dollars for a certificate delinquent for a period of up to two years, or two hundred fifty dollars
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 two hundred fifty dollars.
(3) The fee for annual renewal of a certificate shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five dollars.
(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 two hundred fifty dollars.
B. The regular examination fee shall be fixed by the board. 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.
C. Any fees fixed by the board shall be subject to legislative oversight review
pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
D. The failure, neglect, or refusal of any regularly certified shorthand or general
reporter registered under this Chapter to pay in advance the annual renewal fee shall result
in the suspension of the reporter's right to the benefits under the Chapter, which suspension
shall not be terminated until all delinquent fees have been paid.
Acts 1970, No. 456, §1; Acts 1983, No. 612, §1; Acts 1986, No. 365, §1, eff. Jan. 1,
1987; Acts 1990, No. 940, §1, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 816, §1; Acts 2010, No.
700, §1; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §2, eff. July 1, 2020.
{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 365, §4.}