Nev. Admin. Code § 372.214 — 372.214

NAC 372.214    Court reporters: Definitions. ( NRS
360.090 , 372.725 )    As used in this section
and NAC 372.216 , unless the context
otherwise requires:
1.  “Captioning services” means the reporting
of a proceeding by means of manual or mechanical shorthand writing and
real-time translation of the spoken word with open or closed-captioning
capabilities.
2.  “Communication access real-time
translation services” means the reporting of a proceeding by means of
mechanical shorthand writing and real-time transmission of the spoken word,
including, without limitation, for use in assisting in communications.
3.  “Convention services” means the reporting
of a convention proceeding by means of manual or mechanical shorthand writing
of the spoken word through the use of real-time translation or a certified
transcript of the proceedings.
4.  “Court reporter” means a person who is
certified pursuant to chapter 656 of
NRS to provide the service of court reporting.
5.  “Proceeding” means any judicial
proceeding, quasi-judicial proceeding, legislative proceeding,
quasi-legislative proceeding or other similar proceeding or meeting, including,
without limitation:
(a) Grand jury proceedings;
(b) Court proceedings;
(c) Pretrial examinations, depositions, motions and
related proceedings of like character;
(d) Proceedings of an administrative agency if the
final decision of the agency with reference thereto is subject to judicial
review;
(e) Arbitration proceedings;
(f) Regulatory proceedings;
(g) A meeting of a board of directors; or
(h) Any other proceeding or meeting during which
the certification of a court reporter is of significant value to the client of
the court reporter.
6.  “Real-time translation” means reporting
by means of mechanical shorthand writing of the spoken word that is
simultaneously transmitted from the system used for reporting to a laptop
computer or a screen.
7.  “Service as a depository” means providing
service as a depository of documents related to a court proceeding pursuant to
the order of a court, including, without limitation:
(a) Storing documents used in litigation;
(b) Copying and imaging of documents used in
litigation;
(c) Bates-stamping documents used in litigation;
and
(d) Providing access to documents used in
litigation.
8.  “Service of court reporting” means the
reporting of a proceeding by the use of any system of manual or mechanical
shorthand writing.
9.  “System of manual or mechanical shorthand
writing” means a system used for the reporting of a proceeding, including,
without limitation:
(a) A system for communication access real-time
translation services.
(b) A system for captioning services.
(c) A system for convention services.
10.  “Transcript” means a written
reproduction of a proceeding, including:
(a) A reproduction on paper.
(b) A reproduction on a computer disc or similar
medium.
(c) A reproduction transmitted in an electronic or
digital medium or format.
(Added to NAC by Tax Comm’n by R020-05, eff. 10-31-2005)