CRI Professional Standards & Ethics 3

Question 1

A court reporter receives a subpoena requesting the original stenographic notes from a completed case. The correct response is to:

Accepted Answer

Comply with the subpoena and produce the notes as required by law

Answer

A valid subpoena is a legal order; the reporter must comply and produce the requested materials.

Question 2

Under professional standards, a court reporter who accepts a per-page fee arrangement where payment is contingent on a favorable verdict is committing:

Accepted Answer

A prohibited contingency fee arrangement

Answer

Contingency fee arrangements tie the reporter's compensation to case outcome, creating a prohibited conflict of interest.

Question 3

An instructor teaching a court reporting program notices a student consistently struggling with punctuation in legal transcripts. The ethical instructional response is to:

Accepted Answer

Provide targeted remediation and document the student's progress

Answer

Ethical instruction requires honest feedback, targeted remediation, and documentation to support student development.

Question 4

Which NCRA Code of Professional Ethics provision addresses a reporter's obligation to maintain the confidentiality of sealed proceedings?

Accepted Answer

The confidentiality provision

Answer

The confidentiality provision requires reporters to protect the contents of sealed or confidential proceedings from unauthorized disclosure.

Question 5

A CRI instructor is asked by a student to certify completion of a practicum the student did not actually finish. The instructor should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse and explain the certification must reflect actual completion

Answer

Falsely certifying completion is fraudulent and violates academic and professional integrity standards.

(CRI) Certified Reporter Instructor Practice Test

(CRI) Certified Reporter Instructor Practice Test

CRI Professional Standards & Ethics 3