NAC656.120. Examination: Administration.

     1. The Executive Secretary of the Board shall assign a unique identification number to each application that is approved by the Board. An applicant must register on the day of the examination by presenting the original of the photo identification that accompanied his or her application and by signing the sheet for registration provided by the Board. The Board or a member of the staff of the Board will open the examination room on the day of the examination at 8 a.m. for registration. The Board or a member of the staff of the Board will provide a seat for the applicant in the examination room according to the identification number that is assigned to his or her application.

     2. A member of the Board shall give oral instructions and remarks of introduction at approximately 9 a.m. on the day of the examination. Unless special arrangements are made pursuant to subsection 8 or 9, all applicants must register and be present for the oral instructions and remarks of introduction.

     3. Each applicant must be on time to take the examination. An applicant who arrives late to take the examination:

     (a) Will be denied admission to the examination;

     (b) Forfeits any fees paid to take the examination; and

     (c) Must reregister before taking a subsequent examination.

     4. The Board will administer two sections of the examination. An applicant who takes the examination for the first time must complete both sections of the examination. The name of the applicant or the applicant’s identification number, or both, must not be written or otherwise appear on the examination provided by the Board.

     5. The examination of an applicant and all other material relating to the examination must not be removed from the examination room during the administration of the examination. If an applicant removes the examination or material relating to the examination, the Board will fail the applicant for the purposes of the current application and will, if deemed appropriate by the Board, disqualify the applicant from participation in future examinations. After an applicant completes the examination, the applicant must return the examination and material to the registration desk.

     6. An applicant shall not:

     (a) Ask questions during the examination except for questions that are necessary for clarification of the examination; or

     (b) Leave the room in which the examination is administered without permission from a person who is monitoring the examination or a member of the staff of the Board who is present at the registration desk.

     7. An applicant must bring to the examination room a pen or pencil, stenographic or voice writing equipment and any other equipment required by the Board. The Board will not:

     (a) Provide stenographic, voice writing or any other equipment.

     (b) Replace equipment for an applicant if the applicant’s equipment malfunctions during the examination.

     8. Upon the written request of an applicant with a disability at least 10 working days before the examination, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall make special arrangements for the administration of the examination to the applicant if those arrangements are:

     (a) Feasible;

     (b) Reasonable; and

     (c) In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 to 12213, inclusive.

     9. Upon the request of an applicant whose religious beliefs prevent the applicant from taking the examination on the date of the examination, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall make special arrangements for the administration of the examination to the applicant if the request is made before the date of the examination.

     10. If an applicant cheats on the examination, the Board will expel the applicant from the examination room and fail the applicant.

     11. Questions concerning the administration, procedure or content of the examination must be submitted in writing to the Board.

     (Added to NAC by Cert. Court Reporters’ Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R029-07, 10-31-2007; R030-09, 10-27-2009; R005-11, 12-30-2011; R072-12, 4-5-2013)