NAC656.330. Prohibited acts.

     1. A court reporter or firm shall not:

     (a) Provide or arrange for the provision of services if the court reporter or firm is financially interested in the litigation;

     (b) Enter into or arrange a financial relationship that:

          (1) Compromises the impartiality of the court reporter or firm; or

          (2) Creates or may create the appearance that the impartiality of the court reporter or firm has been compromised;

     (c) Enter into any contract or other agreement to provide services that restricts the ability of an attorney or party to repudiate the contract or agreement;

     (d) Allow a person, other than the court reporter or firm, to establish the rates charged by the court reporter or firm;

     (e) Provide or arrange for the provision of a courtesy copy of a transcript of a deposition to any attorney, party or witness if provision of the courtesy copy might create an appearance of impropriety on the part of the court reporter or firm; or

     (f) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, enter into a contract or other agreement with a person or entity to provide ongoing services as a court reporter or firm, or ongoing services which relate to the practice of court reporting, if:

          (1) The ongoing services relate to litigation that has not commenced;

          (2) The impartiality of the court reporter or firm may be reasonably questioned;

          (3) The court reporter or firm is required to relinquish control of an original transcript of a deposition and copies of that transcript before the transcript is certified and delivered in accordance with NAC 656.370; or

          (4) The provisions of the contract or agreement confer or appear to confer an unfair advantage upon a party.

     2. The provisions of paragraph (f) of subsection 1 do not apply to:

     (a) The provision of services to a governmental body; or

     (b) A court reporter or firm who agrees to provide services for a matter that is not related to litigation.

     (Added to NAC by Cert. Court Reporters’ Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R021-10, 6-30-2010; R072-12, 4-5-2013)