The following person shall be entitled to enrollment as licensed court reporters without examination:
a. Any noncertified court reporter who was engaged and serving on March 1, 1969, as an official court reporter for the district or superior court;
b. Any person deemed by the Board to hold an equivalent license from another state who is a resident of Oklahoma, provided his/her credentials are found to be in proper order; and
c. Any person who, prior to July 1, 1978, was an acting shorthand reporter under a certificate issued by the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.