Court Reporters Board of California
Court Reporters Board of California
There are a lot of factors that aid Capital Reporting Company in providing quality court reporting and deposition services in San Francisco, CA. Not the least of these is the governing board that allows our court reporters in San Francisco CA– and all over the state of California– to practice. Founded in 1951,this board, known as the Court Reporters Board of California, authorizes court reporting school curricula and administers qualifying exams. Its aim is to protect clients and ensure that they receive quality, accurate, court reporting and deposition services in California.
What does the Court Reporters Board of California do?
Accurate court transcripts are instrumental to a fair and efficient judicial process. The Court Reporters Board of California assures that our San Francisco CA court reporters adhere to these standards in the following ways:
- Licensing California’s Certified Shorthand Reporters (CSR’s), better known as court reporters.
- Overseeing California’s court reporter schools through the following:
○ authorizing curricula
○ creating and administering licensing exams for California court reporters
○ auditing court reporting school requirements
○ responding to any complaints that might arise regarding record keeping and curriculum standards
- Disciplining professionals in violation of consumer protection law.
- Managing the transcript reimbursement fund that is responsible for providing deposition services to legal counsel in pro bono cases for indigent clients.
Who funds the board?
The Court Reporters Board of California does not use General Fund tax dollars but rather collects its funding from licensing exams. Therefore making it a special-fund or self-funded agency.
How many board members are there?
The board consists of five members. Three of those members– a public member and two licensees,are are appointed by the Governor of California Two additional public members are also appointed: one by the Speaker of the Assembly and the other by the Senate Rules Committee.
Where are they based?
The Court Reporters Board of California has one office in Sacramento, CA.
When were they founded?
As mentioned above, the Court Reporters Board of California was established in 1951 and, since then has licensed more than 13,000 reporters. Over 8,000 of these licensees are currently practicing. These licensees fall into two categories: freelance reporters (who mostly provide deposition services for private agencies such as our court reporting company in San Francisco) and officials (who work mostly in the courts). All court reporters, whether freelance or official, are subject to licensing standards set forth by the Court Reporters Board of California.
Under the Court Reporters Board of California’s standards, you can rest assured that our professionals will provide with quality, accurate court reporting services for your San Francisco deposition. For more information on our San Francisco, CA deposition services, contact our court reporting company, or schedule a San Francisco Court Reporter online.
