Sec. 154.106. FIRM REGISTRATION. (a) A shorthand reporting firm or an affiliate office may not assume or use the title or designation "court recording firm," "court reporting firm," or "shorthand reporting firm" or any abbreviation, title, designation, words, letters, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the firm is a court reporting firm or shorthand reporting firm, or offer services as a court reporting firm or shorthand reporting firm, unless the firm and its affiliate offices are registered with the commission on a form prescribed by the commission as required by this subchapter.
(b) The commission may enforce this section against a firm, its affiliate office, or both, if the firm or affiliate office is not registered with the commission, by seeking an injunction or by filing a complaint in the district court of the county in which the firm or affiliate office is located or in Travis County. An action for an injunction is in addition to any other action, proceeding, or remedy authorized by law. The attorney general, a county or district attorney of this state, or counsel designated and empowered by the commission shall represent the commission.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 29, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 52 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2014.
Redesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 516 (S.B. 43), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle L - Court Professions Regulation
Chapter 154 - Court Reporters Certification and Shorthand Reporting Firms Registration
Subchapter C. Certification and Registration
Section 154.101. Certification of Reporters
Section 154.1011. Apprentice Court Reporter and Provisional Court Reporter Certifications
Section 154.102. Application for Examination
Section 154.104. Certification to Supreme Court
Section 154.106. Firm Registration
Section 154.107. Certification and Registration Fee and Renewal
Section 154.108. Continuing Education
Section 154.110. Disciplinary Actions Against Court Reporters
Section 154.111. Disciplinary Actions Against Firms
Section 154.112. Employment of Noncertified Person for Shorthand Reporting