In Re Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners

Cite as 2026 Ark. 146 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS Opinion Delivered: October 8, 2026 IN RE BOARD OF CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER EXAMINERS PER CURIAM The Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners (the Board) has submitted a proposed change to section 3 of the Regulations of the Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners. Specifically, the Board has proposed that the certificate renewal fee be increased to cover necessary expenses associated with the duties of the Board. The current certificate renewal fee has not been amended since 2003. See In re Rule Providing for Certification of Court Reporters; Regulations of the Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners, 354 Ark. App’x 730 (2003) (per curiam). We have reviewed the Board’s proposal, and having been sufficiently advised of the appropriateness of this request, we adopt the amendment to section 3 of the regulations. The revision to section 3, which is set out in “line-in, line-out” fashion below (new material is underlined; deleted material is lined through), is effective immediately. Section 3 of the Regulations of the Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners Section 3. 1 The Board shall set the following fees for the administration of these regulations: a. $75.00 application fee for in-state applicants; $150.00 application fee for out-of-state applicants. b. $50.00 $100.00 certificate renewal fee. c. $100.00 penalty fee for failure to timely remit certificate renewal fee as set forth in Section 9 of these regulations. Special Justice CORY COX joins. WEBB, J., not participating. 2