Professional Standards & Ethics Flashcards

A reporter learns that a transcript they certified contains an error after it has been filed with the court. The ethical obligation is to:

Answer: Notify all parties and the court and file an errata or amended certificate

Reporters must promptly disclose errors in certified transcripts and follow proper procedures to correct the record.

In the context of CRI ethics, 'professional competence' most directly requires a reporter-instructor to:

Answer: Maintain current skills and knowledge relevant to court reporting and instruction

Competence is an ongoing obligation to keep both transcription and instructional skills current.

Which action would violate the impartiality standard when a reporter is working a contentious deposition?

Answer: Providing one party's attorney an advance copy of rough notes

Providing advance notes to only one party gives that side an unfair advantage and breaches impartiality.

An NCRA member who becomes aware of another member's serious ethical violation is ethically encouraged to:

Answer: Report it through appropriate NCRA channels

NCRA ethics encourage members to report known violations through proper channels to protect the profession.

A CRI instructor posting student performance data online without student consent would primarily violate which law?

Answer: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

FERPA protects the privacy of student education records and generally prohibits disclosure without consent.

Which scenario represents an improper ex parte communication by a court reporter?

Answer: Privately discussing deposition testimony highlights with only the retaining attorney

Privately sharing substantive information with only one party is an ex parte communication that violates impartiality.

A reporter-instructor learns that a student used an AI tool to transcribe an audio file for a classroom assignment without disclosure. This raises a concern about:

Answer: Academic integrity and misrepresentation of the student's own skills

Undisclosed use of AI tools to complete skills-based assignments misrepresents the student's own competency and is an integrity issue.