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Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-9-603

Licensure requirement — Court reporter not required at all proceedings — Exceptions

Acts 2009, ch. 450, § 1; 2010, ch. 1123, §§ 1, 2, 10.

(1) No person, except as otherwise provided by law, shall practice or attempt to practice court reporting in this state or hold the person out as a court reporter unless the person is a licensed court reporter.

(2) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require a court reporter at any court proceeding, administrative proceeding, deposition or any other proceeding. In the event a court reporter is retained for a proceeding, then the court reporter shall be licensed under this part.

(3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensed court reporter is not required to be a notary public to record any court proceeding, administrative law proceeding, deposition or any other proceeding. A transcript taken and submitted by a licensed court reporter is not required to be notarized. A licensed court reporter is authorized to administer oaths and swear in witnesses.

(4) This part shall not apply to court reporting services paid for by a federal agency or other instrumentality of the United States.

(5) This part shall not apply to court reporting services provided pursuant to title 40.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.