Section 502 - Unprofessional conduct.

UT Code § 58-74-502 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) conduct unbecoming a state certified court reporter or which is detrimental to the interests of the public;

(2) willful or negligent betrayal or disclosure of confidential information about which a state certified court reporter becomes knowledgeable as a result of or incidental to the person's practice as a state certified court reporter;

(3) false or deceptive representation of a a state certified court reporter's skills, competence, capability, or resources as a state certified court reporter;

(4) offering, undertaking, or agreeing to undertake an assignment as a state certified court reporter for which the state certified court reporter is not qualified, cannot complete the assignment in a timely manner, or does not have the resources to complete the assignment as agreed in a professional manner;

(5) the use of any chemical, drug, or alcohol in any unlawful manner or in any manner which negatively affects the ability of a state certified court reporter to competently practice as a state certified court reporter;

(6) willfully and intentionally making any false or fraudulent record in the performance of a state certified court reporter's duties as a state certified court reporter;

(7) any conduct contrary to the recognized standards and ethics of the profession of a state certified court reporter;

(8) gross incompetence in practice as a state certified court reporter;

(9) violation of any provision of this chapter, Section 78A-2-404, or rules promulgated to regulate the practice of state certified court reporters;

(10) conviction of a felony or any other crime which is considered by the division to represent activity detrimental to the public interest as that interest is reflected in a state certified court reporter continuing to practice as a state certified court reporter; or

(11) attesting to or "signing off" on the transcript of any recorded proceeding unless that proceeding was recorded by that person while physically present at the proceeding or was personally transcribed by that person from an electronically recorded process.