Shorthand Reporting

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• NOTE: If an applicant misses the renewal window and the online portal does not allow you to renew after it concludes, you must reinstate their license by requesting a Reinstatement application from IDFPR.

An applicant for licensure who possesses a Registered Professional Reporter certificate or a Registered Merit Reporter certificate issued by the National Court Reporters Association is not required to sit for the examination.

• Certified Shorthand Reporter Examination
  
• Certified Shorthand Reporter Acceptance of Examination
• Certified Shorthand Reporter Endorsement
• Restricted Shorthand Reporters Certificate
• Continuing Education Sponsor Registration
• Continuing Education Out-of-State Sponsor Registration
• Petition For Restoration From Discipline
• Petition for Hearing

• Overview of Professional Licensing in Illinois
• Reactivate Your License
• Request License Certification
• Name & Address Change Requests
• Third Party Authorization Form

• Department FAQs
• Shorthand Reporter Criminal Conviction FAQs
• Change Your Address
• Reasonable Accommodation Request for Examinees with Disabilities
• Application to classify records as confidential
  
• Statement on Examinations

• Shorthand Reporting Act
• Shorthand Reporting Rules
  

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