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Section I- Court Reporter The Court Reporter is the official reporter/officer creating the verbatim record of a proceeding. Common sense and professional courtesy should guide the Member in applying the following Guidelines. In making the official record, a Member should: Accept only those assignments when the Member's level of competence will result in the preparation of an accurate transcri…
Categories: Policies and Procedures, Ethics and Business Practices
An Attorney Requests a Copy of a Reporter's Backup Audio Media (Originally written, 2000; Revised, 2006; Revised 2014) Statement of Facts The NCRA Board of Directors has requested an opinion from the Committee on Professional Ethics regarding ethics issues involved in the following scenario: While making the official record, a reporter made an audio backup recording of a proceeding for use by the …
Categories: Policies and Procedures
Categories: Policies and Procedures, Membership
JCR Purpose Statement The JCR: the Journal of Court Reporting has two complementary purposes: To communicate the activities, goals, and mission of its publisher, the National Court Reporters Association; and, simultaneously, to seek out and publish diverse information and views on matters significantly related to the court reporting and captioning professions. All opinions expressed th…
Categories: NCRA Board, Policies and Procedures
Transcript Repositories The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) is well aware of the growing number of online transcript repositories. These internet sites market themselves as a way for attorneys, and in fact the general public, to obtain and read transcripts from proceedings other than those with which the attorney is involved. Many of these online repositories offer attorneys access to …
Authority NCRA committees and task forces serve only in an advisory capacity, making recommendations to the Board of Directors for its consideration.
Categories: Committee, Policies and Procedures
Last Amended: April 2023 Article I. Organization and Tax Status The National Court Reporters Foundation (the “Foundation”) is a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation. The IRS has determined that the Foundation is a public charity within the meaning of Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Article II. Purpose The purpose for which the Foundation is organized an…
Categories: Policies and Procedures, Foundation, NCRF
Illegal Amendments Proposed Constitution and Bylaws amendments which are deemed illegal by General Counsel shall not be published to the membership.
Advisory Opinion Procedures Any Member in good standing may submit to the Committee on Professional Ethics a request for an Advisory Opinion. Advisory Opinions shall consist of (1) Private Advisory Opinions and (2) Public Advisory Opinions. Private Advisory Opinions A Private Advisory Opinion may be requested in lieu of proceeding with a complaint, as provided in Section A (3) of the Complai…
Services Available to Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Units from NCRA NCRA's Constitution and Bylaws currently directs that NCRA can only recognize one affiliated unit in each state with limited exceptions (see Article XVI, Section 3a). However, affiliation does not restrict NCRA from providing key benefits to other statewide and local associations. The following list explains the many benefits and …