To: Florida Court Reporters Association
FCRA, redefine "court reporter" in the Statutes
Stop digital court reporting in the private sector.
Why is this important?
The state of Florida allows digital court reporters to be the guardians of the record by definition in the Statutes. Digital court reporting firms have the largest profit margins and provide large gift-giving incentives, which places the consumer of our services in serious danger of tax consequences as outlined by the NCRA. This also places the consumer of our services in danger of receiving inferior products. We implore you to redefine what a true court reporter is to exclude digital reporters in the private sector, yet allowing the government to continue to use their currently integrated systems in certain divisions.