Licensing by state / Nevada

Court reporter licensing in Nevada

Nevada requires a state credential to work as a court reporter.

State credential required

Yes

Credential

Certified Court Reporter (CCR), certificate of registration under NRS Chapter 656

Issued by

Certified Court Reporters' Board of Nevada

How you qualify

Nevada's own exam is written only: 175 multiple-choice questions on vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, spelling, medical and legal terminology and Nevada laws and court rules, passed at 70 percent, 1 hour 45 minutes (2026 Board application). To sit, an applicant must hold an NCRA RPR or RMR or an NVRA CVR, or qualify under NRS 656.170 with another state's certificate of substantially equivalent requirements, in which case the RPR or CVR must still be obtained before the Nevada certificate is registered. NRS 656.170 also requires age 18, a high school education, and one year of continuous reporting experience in the prior five years or completion of a qualifying court reporting course within the prior 12 months.

NCRA RPR accepted

Yes

Fees

Board's 2026 exam application: certification exam $187.50 for stenographers and for voice writers. NAC 656.200 (as posted): original issuance of certificate $200, annual renewal $200, reinstatement $125. The Board's March 29, 2023 letter to the Governor listed the exam at $150 and registration of a certificate at $200. SB 191 (2025) moved fee amounts into regulation; the Board's November 17, 2025 proposal sets ranges of $150 to $750 for the exam application and $250 to $750 for issuance and annual renewal, with later changes limited to 90 to 125 percent of the current fee (NRS 656.220).

Renewal

Annual; the renewal fee is due on or before May 15 each year with evidence of continuing education, and a certificate not renewed is suspended (NRS 656.200 and 656.220).

Continuing education

At least 15 hours every two years, including at least two hours on Nevada laws, regulations and court rules; the period runs May 16 of an odd-numbered year to May 15 of the next odd-numbered year, with the compliance form due June 30 of each odd-numbered year (NAC 656.210 and 656.220).

NRS 656.145 makes it unlawful to practice court reporting in Nevada, or to use a title implying the right to, without a certificate from the Board; the requirement covers official and freelance work and NRS 656.300 and 656.360 allow fines up to $5,000 per violation, with any violation of the chapter a misdemeanor (NRS 656.350). Voice writers are certified on the same basis (CVR accepted). Court reporting firms must also be licensed, with firm licenses expiring June 30 (NRS 656.185 to 656.187). Exam dates in 2026 were January 16, April 17, July 24 and October 16 at the Board office in North Las Vegas, with applications due about three weeks before. NRS 656 was revised through the 2025 session (text marked Rev. 4/15/2026).

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.