Licensing by state / Delaware

Court reporter licensing in Delaware

Delaware does not require a state license to work as a court reporter.

State credential required

No

Credential

None. No state credential exists.

Issued by

No state board; courts and agencies set their own hiring standards (see notes).

How you qualify

No state exam. Employers commonly ask for an NCRA or NVRA credential.

NCRA RPR accepted

Not applicable

Fees

None

Renewal

None

Continuing education

None required by the state

Delaware has no current statewide certification requirement. Supreme Court Administrative Directive No. 132 (October 15, 2001, amended November 1, 2002) created a Board on Certified Court Reporters and, effective January 31, 2002, barred anyone from practicing court reporting in connection with Delaware state court matters without a certificate, with the NCRA RPR or a Board-determined equivalent as the standard, covering both official and freelance reporters. The Supreme Court's administrative directives page shows AD 132 as rescinded by Administrative Directive 172 on May 12, 2009, and lists no directive in force that concerns court reporters. For its own employees, Superior Court Administrative Order 2024-03 (June 27, 2024) gives priority to stenographers, allows digital recording when stenographers are short, requires all current and future Superior Court reporters to be Realtime certified, and defines a certified transcript as one produced by the Court's stenographic reporter, a reporter holding an AAERT certification, or a person who has passed the NCRA Written Knowledge Test. The order notes that 10 Del. C. 525 was amended in 2022 to let the Court use methods other than stenographers to create its record.

Exam speeds and legs for the national credentials are on the certifications page; the path from school to the exam is in how to become a court reporter.