Please select your membership type
The membership shall consist of five (5) classes.
a) Professional Members ($105.00)
b) Student Members ($16.00)
c) Honorary Members (FREE & REQUIRES APPROVAL)
d) Associate Members ($105.00 REQUIRES APPROVAL)
e) Retired Lifetime Members (FREE & REQUIRES APPROVAL)
See Level details below.
| Level | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Members |
$105.00 now. Membership expires on July 1, 2027. |
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| Student Members |
$16.00 now. Membership expires on July 1, 2027. |
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| Honorary Member |
Free. |
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| Associate Member |
$105.00 now. Membership expires on July 1, 2027. |
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| Retired Lifetime Member |
Free. |
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Professional Members
a) Any person who is a bona fide resident of the State of Alabama and who is skilled and primarily engaged in the verbatim reporting of proceedings by the use of shorthand symbols, manually or by stenographic machine, as an official court or legislative reporter, freelance reporter, captioner, or CART provider shall be eligible to become a Professional Member.
b) Any full-time director and/or teacher of an NCRA-approved school or college who has had a minimum of three (3) years of experience engaged in the active practice of shorthand reporting shall be eligible to become a Professional Member.
c) All Professional Member applicants shall be required to be endorsed in writing by a voting member as defined herein.
Student Members
a) Any student of verbatim shorthand reporting who is currently enrolled and certified by a verbatim shorthand reporter training program instructor or director shall be eligible to become a Student Member. A Student Member shall be eligible to renew such membership four (4) times.
b) Student Members shall not vote or hold elective office.
Honorary Members
a) Any person who has attained high rank in the reporting profession as a practitioner in the art of verbatim shorthand reporting, as an author of shorthand literature, or as a benefactor of the profession, but not in the active practice of verbatim shorthand reporting, upon recommendation of the Board of Directors, may be elected an Honorary Member, provided two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present at an Annual Business Meeting confirm such membership.
b) Honorary Members shall not vote or hold elective office.
c) Honorary Members shall not pay dues.
Honorary Members
a) Any person who has attained high rank in the reporting profession as a practitioner in the art of verbatim shorthand reporting, as an author of shorthand literature, or as a benefactor of the profession, but not in the active practice of verbatim shorthand reporting, upon recommendation of the Board of Directors, may be elected an Honorary Member, provided two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present at an Annual Business Meeting confirm such membership.
b) Honorary Members shall not vote or hold elective office.
c) Honorary Members shall not pay dues.
Retired Lifetime Members
a) Any Professional Member of this Association in good standing who has paid Membership dues for a period of twenty (20) consecutive years and who is no longer actively engaged in the practice of verbatim shorthand reporting shall be eligible to become a Retired Lifetime Member with all the rights and privileges of Professional Members.
b) Retired Lifetime Members shall not pay annual dues.