§ 20-9-601. Short Title — Legislative Findings and Declarations
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Court Reporter Act of 2009.” The general assembly finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to promote the skill, art and practice of court reporting in order to assure that court reporters possess the necessary skills and qualifications and […]
§ 20-9-602. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Board” means the Tennessee board of court reporting; “Court reporting” means the making of a verbatim record by means of manual shorthand, machine shorthand, closed microphone voice dictation silencer or by electronic recording of any testimony given under oath before or for submission to, any […]
§ 20-9-603. Licensure Requirement — Court Reporter Not Required at All Proceedings — Exceptions
No person, except as otherwise provided by law, shall practice or attempt to practice court reporting in this state or hold the person out as a court reporter unless the person is a licensed court reporter. Nothing in this part shall be construed to require a court reporter at any court proceeding, administrative proceeding, deposition […]
§ 20-9-604. Creation of Tennessee Board of Court Reporting
There is created the Tennessee board of court reporting, which shall be attached to the department of commerce and insurance, division of regulatory boards, which is authorized to administer all the administrative functions and duties of the board, except those discretionary regulatory duties and powers vested by law in the board members. The board shall […]
§ 20-9-605. Duties and Responsibilities of the Board
The board shall have the duty and responsibility to: Act on matters concerning competency licensure only and the process of granting, suspending, reinstating and revoking a license; Establish and maintain requirements for the ethical behavior of court reporters, including, but not limited to, conflict of interest provisions, inappropriate relationships with a party or a party’s […]
§ 20-9-606. Complaints — Remedies
All complaints shall be in writing, signed by the person making the complaint, and addressed to the chair of the board. All complaints shall contain the name and address of the person against whom the complaint is brought and a description of the conduct giving rise to the complaint. Complaints shall be submitted within ninety […]
§ 20-9-501. Charge to Jury in Writing
On the trial of all civil cases, it is the duty of the judge before whom the civil case is tried, at the request of either party, plaintiff or defendant, to reduce every word of the judge’s charge to the jury to writing before it is delivered to the jury, and all subsequent instructions that […]
§ 20-9-502. Verdict Applied to Good Count
If any counts in a declaration are good, a verdict for entire damages shall be applied to such good counts. Code 1858, § 2969 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 63); Shan., § 4694; Code 1932, § 8824; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1317.
§ 20-9-503. Scope of General Verdict
A general verdict, although it may not in terms answer every issue joined, is nevertheless held to embrace every issue, unless exception is taken at the term at which the verdict is rendered. Code 1858, § 4247 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 4); Shan., § 6085; Code 1932, § 10343; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § […]
§ 20-9-504. Value Omitted From Verdict
If the verdict in an action for specific personal property omits to find the value of the articles, the court may award a writ of inquiry to ascertain the value. Code 1858, § 4248 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 62); Shan., § 6086; Code 1932, § 10344; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1319.