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NEW IOWA CONTRACTING LANGUAGE
The
Iowa Supreme Court has strengthened the state's exclusive third-party contracting
restrictions by amending Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.713, which will go into effect on July 1, 2003. Iowa is the
28th state to take action on third-party contracting.
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The amendment adds language that prohibits an "... officer taking
the deposition, or any other person with whom such officer has a principal
and agency relationship" from entering into an agreement for reporting
services which (a) requires the court reporter to relinquish control of
an original deposition and copies before it is certified and delivered to
the custodial attorney, (b) requires the court reporter to provide special
financial terms or other services that are not offered at the same time
or on the same terms to all other parties, or (c) gives an exclusive monetary
or other advantage to any party.
The
amendment also provides for disciplinary action by the Board of Examiners
of Shorthand Reporters should it become necessary, such as revoking or
suspending a certificate or imposing other disciplinary actions.
Annual Continuing Education Requirement Reporting Cycle Changed
In
the past, the C.E. reporting cycle ran from July 1 through June 30 of each
year. Commencing October 1, 2002, the annual reporting cycle shall
run from October 1 through September 30. Continuing education requirements
and the three-year reporting cycle for newly certified shorthand reporters
will commence October 1 of the year following the year of their certification.
For more information regarding the Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters, visit their page on the Iowa judicial branch's Web site.
Other Sections of Iowa Code of Interest
Court Reporters Museum
Bill Parsons has created a Web site entitled "Court Reporters Museum."
Some interesting tidbits of information regarding court reporting in days past.
CAREER INFORMATION LINKS
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Iowa Court Reporting
Schools
Currriculum and
contact information for NCRA-approved court reporting schools in Iowa
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Online
Education
Where to go to
learn more information about online court reporting programs and continuing
education
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Student
Recruitment
What you can do
to help recruit future court reporting students
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CAT Software
Vendors
Links for computer-aided
transcription software vendor websites
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Iowa Job
Listings
Iowa job listings
submitted to ICRA online within the past 30 days
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NCRA
General information
regarding the National Court Reporters Association and a link to their
website
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OTHER STATE LINKS OF INTEREST
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Iowa Judicial
Branch website
Home
page to the Iowa Judicial Branch. One can find Iowa Court of Appeals and Iowa
Supreme Court opinions. Press releases and judicial orders are posted as
well as state job openings. There is a lot of information on this website
and it is a good one to have bookmarked in your list of favorites.
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Iowa Court Rules
Composite of all rules which govern the operation and proceedings
of the Judicial Branch. This link is found on the website for the Iowa
Legislature - General Assembly.
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Iowa Code (2003)
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Iowa Criminal Code (2003)
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