Licensing by state / Vermont

Court reporter licensing in Vermont

Vermont does not require a state license to work as a court reporter. Our source for this page is a secondary summary; treat it as a lead, not the rule.

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

No Vermont statute, board or court rule licensing or certifying court reporters was found. The Vermont Office of Professional Regulation site does not list court reporters among regulated professions, and the NCRA state table has no Vermont entry. A court-reporting school table (CCR) lists Vermont as None Required. In practice the Vermont Judiciary records state court proceedings on audio and transcripts are produced by its court-approved vendor eScribers from the court's audio file (Transcript Order Instructions form 600-00638, 7/2024), so stenographic work in Vermont is mainly freelance deposition work and the U.S. District Court for Vermont, whose own posting asked for the NCRA Certified Realtime Reporter exam or equivalent. The same rule (none) applies to official and freelance reporters.

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.