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Serial: 264811 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI . 89-R-99021-SC No. 89-R. 2 T FILED IN RE: RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING CERTIFIED COURT OCT 08 2026 PORTERS OFFICE OF THE CLERK SUPREME COURT COURT OF APPEALS EN BANC ORDER Before the Court, en banc, is the Petition to Amend Rule V of the Rules and Regulations Governing Certified Court Reporters filed by the Mississippi Board of Certified Court Reporters. After due consideration, the Court finds that the petition should be granted. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition to Amend Rule V of the Rules and Regulations Governing Certified Court Reporters is hereby granted and that the Rules and Regulations Governing Certified Court Reporters are amended as set forth in Exhibit A. The amendments shall take effect immediately. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall spread this En Banc Order upon the minutes of the Court and shall forward a true. copy to West Publishing Company for publication in the next edition of the Mississippi Rules of Court and in the Southern Reporter, Third Series (Mississippi Edition). ye SO ORDERED, this the &~ day of October, 2026. © fle: LESLIE D. KING, PRESIDINGUSTICE FOR THE COURT AGREE: RANDOLPH, C.J., KING, P.J., ISHEE, GRIFFIS, SULLIVAN, BRANNING, WILSON, AND TOLLISON, JJ. DISAGREE: COLEMAN, P.J. EXHIBIT A V. Temporary Permission as a Noncertified Court Reporter (Mississippi Residency Required) Applying for Temporary Permission as a Noncertified Court Reporter. (A) Requirements: A Noncertified Court Reporter may make application to the Board for temporary permission to do verbatim reporting within the State. To be granted temporary permission, the applicant must make application on the same official forms as required of other applicants, must pay the Board a fee of $100, and must furnish proof that he/she has previously been a competent practicing reporter in another state that is not governed by certification and/or licensure rules and regulations or furnish proof of attendance at a court reporting program with documentation of a passing grade at the speed of 200225 words per minute of Multi-Voice Testimony (Question and Answer), shall furnish proof that he/she is a resident of the State of Mississippi, and shall provide all documentation as required by the official application form. (B) Temporary Permission may be granted upon a finding by the Board that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older, is of good moral character, is a resident of the State of Mississippi, and has previously been a competent practicing reporter in another state that is not governed by certification and/or licensure rules and regulations or attended a court reporting program with a passing grade at the speed of 200225 words per minute of Multi-Voice Testimony (Question and Answer), and has provided all documentation as required by the official application form. Temporary Permission shal] be renewed on or before January 2nd of the succeeding year upon payment of the annual fee for a period not to exceed thirty-six (36) months after being granted said temporary permission unless extended by the Board in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 9-13-121(2).