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COPE - Guidelines for Professional Practice
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…
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Policies and Procedures, Ethics and Business Practices
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Advisory Opinion 38
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 …
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Policies and Procedures
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Policies and Procedures Manual - Section 3 -Association Governance
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…
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NCRA Board, Policies and Procedures
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Policies and Procedures Manual - Section 11 - Position Statements
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 …
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Policies and Procedures
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Bylaws of the National Court Reporters Foundation
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…
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Policies and Procedures, Foundation, NCRF
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Policies and Procedures Manual - Section 2 - Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
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…
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Policies and Procedures, Ethics and Business Practices
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Policies and Procedures Manual - Section 9 - Affiliated Units
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 …
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Policies and Procedures