BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON NEW APPLICANTS

To determine the applicant is of good moral character, every applicant must set forth the applicant's name, last place of residence, the term of the applicant's schooling, the name of each reporting institution the applicant attended or graduated from, and with what degree. The applicant shall set forth the names of all licensing authorities that the applicant has received certification from and the dates the applicant was admitted to practice as a certified shorthand reporter, registered professional reporter, or other recognized certification. The applicant shall also set forth court and freelance firms with whom the applicant has been associated and the dates of association, for the 5 years preceding the application. The application shall set forth whether the applicant has been the subject of any investigation or proceeding for professional misconduct or whether the applicant has ever been rejected upon application to practice reporting before any court or other reporting entity. The cost of a character report or investigation, if required, shall be borne by the applicant. (Added November 10, 1992, effective November 10, 1992; further amended April 25, 2003, effective July 1, 2003; further amended March 10, 2022, effective July 1, 2022.)