Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 656 - Certified Court Reporters; Court Reporting Firms
NRS 656.300 - Practice without certificate and conducting business without license prohibited; penalties.

1. A natural person who has not been issued a certificate or whose certificate has been suspended or revoked shall not engage in the practice of court reporting.
2. A business entity that has not been issued a license or whose license has been suspended or revoked shall not conduct business as a court reporting firm.
3. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, if the Board determines that a natural person or business entity has committed any act described in this section or NRS 656.145 or 656.185, the Board may:
(a) Issue and serve on the natural person or business entity an order to cease and desist until the natural person or business entity obtains from the Board the proper certificate or license or otherwise demonstrates that the natural person or business entity is no longer in violation of this section. An order to cease and desist must include a telephone number with which to contact the Board.
(b) Issue a citation to a natural person or business entity. A citation issued pursuant to this paragraph must be in writing, describe with particularity the nature of the violation and inform the natural person or business entity of the provisions of this paragraph. Each activity in which the natural person or business entity is engaged constitutes a separate offense for which a separate citation may be issued. To appeal a citation, the natural person or business entity must submit a written request for a hearing to the Board not later than 30 days after the date of issuance of the citation.
(c) Assess against the natural person or business entity an administrative fine as provided in NRS 656.360.
(d) Impose any combination of the penalties set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1321; A 1993, 1408; 2001, 1012; 2017, 2224)

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