Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 656 > General Provisions

• Board: means the Certified Court Reporters" Board of Nevada. See Nevada Revised Statutes 656.030
• Business entity: means any form of business organization, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited-liability company or limited-liability partnership. See Nevada Revised Statutes 656.030
• Certificate: means a certified court reporter"s certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter. See Nevada Revised Statutes 656.030
• Certified court reporter: means a natural person who is technically qualified and registered under this chapter to practice court reporting. See Nevada Revised Statutes 656.030
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
• Court reporting firm: means a business entity that, for compensation, provides or arranges for the services of a certified court reporter or provides referral services for certified court reporters in this State. See Nevada Revised Statutes 656.030
• License: means a license issued under the provisions of this chapter to conduct business as a court reporting firm. See Nevada Revised Statutes 656.030
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
• Practice of court reporting: means reporting, in this State, by the use of voice writing or any system of manual or mechanical shorthand writing:

  (a) Grand jury proceedings;

  (b) Court proceedings, with the exception of proceedings before a federal court;

  (c) Pretrial examinations, depositions, motions and related proceedings of like character; or

  (d) Proceedings of any agency if the final decision of the agency with reference thereto is subject to judicial review. See Nevada Revised Statutes 656.030

• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• Voice writing: means the making of a verbatim record of a proceeding by repeating the words of the speaker into a device that is capable of:

  (a) Digitally translating the words into text; or

  (b) Making a tape or digital recording of those words. See Nevada Revised Statutes 656.030