CSR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
When the court cannot force the parties to keep their contract: - ANSWERS-
UNENFORCEABLE
Which pertains to a civil proceeding? - ANSWERS-PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
Where is probate? - ANSWERS-SUPERIOR COURT
How many words are in a folio? - ANSWERS-100
Arraignment of a defendant in a criminal case is accomplished by: - ANSWERS-
READING THE INDICTMENT OR INFO AND REQUESTING A PLEA
When a shorthand reporter is not sure that a difficult answer has been written in
its entirety, the reporter should: - ANSWERS-ASK PERMISSION TO REPEAT THE
ANSWER TO THE WITNESS
During trial an exhibit was not offered or admitted into evidence. While the
reporter is preparing the tript, counsel requests that the reporter amend the tript
to indicate receipt of the exhibit. The reporter should: - ANSWERS-DECLINE THE
REQUEST AS BEYOND HIS/HER PREROGATIVE
,A reporter secures a deposit prior to preparation of a court tript. Any overage
between the deposit and the actual final cost of the tript should be: - ANSWERS-
REFUNDED AS SOON AS THE TRIPT IS COMPLETED
The purpose of your office's professional liability insurance is to: - ANSWERS-
COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING LOST EXHIBITS AND LOST SHORTHAND
NOTES
If an official reporter discovers during a trial that he/she owns stock in the
defendant company, the reporter should: - ANSWERS-DISCLOSE THE OWNERSHIP
TOT HE COURT AND TO COUNSEL IMMEDIATELY
To easily locate shorthand notes for later transcription, they should be filed: -
ANSWERS-IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
During a hearing, one good method of keeping track of exhibit numbers is to: -
ANSWERS-RECORD THEM ON AN INFORMATION WORK SHEET
The reference 3 f.2d 38 indicates: - ANSWERS-THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE
FEDERAL REPORTER, SECOND SERIES, PAGE 38
Court exhibits are: - ANSWERS-MARKED BY CLERK; RETAINED BY CLERK
Which one of the following statements about the marking of an exhibit is true? -
ANSWERS-AT A DEPO AN EXHIBIT MAY BE MARKED FOR IDENTIFICATION ONLY
,All of the following may occur within a jury's hearing EXCEPT: - ANSWERS-SIDEBAR
CONFERENCES
A child called as a witness: - ANSWERS-IS EXAMINED AS TO HIS/HER COMPETENCE
TO TESTIFY
If the Court instructs the reporter that his/her notes are to be sealed, it means: -
ANSWERS-A TRANSCRIPT CAN BE PREPARED ONLY WITH PERMISSION OF THE
COURT
When documentary exhibits are read into evidence at a trial, the reporter should:
- ANSWERS-REPORT AND TRANSCRIBE THE READING OF THE EXHIBIT
During a jury trial, while the attorneys are at the bench for a discussion off the
record, the witness on the stand begins talking. In this situation, the reporter
should: - ANSWERS-REPORT THE COMMENTS OF THE WITNESS WHICH WERE
MADE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY, SINCE THE WITNESS IS UNDER OATH
Voir dire examination may not be used to qualify: - ANSWERS-JUDGES
Leading questions are permitted in a court trial during: - ANSWERS-CROSS
EXAMINATION OF AN ADVERSE WITNESS
, During the testimony of a witness, opposing counsel makes an objection and
moves to strike an answer of the witness. The Court rules, "Objection sustained.
The answer will be stricken." The reporter should: - ANSWERS-INCLUDE THE
ANSWER, OBJECTION, AND RULING IN THE TRANSCRIPT
Which proceeding may a nonlicensed reporter take? - ANSWERS-BANKRUPTCY
COURT PROCEEDING
If an individual is found held to answer in a felony preliminary hearing, that
means: - ANSWERS-HE IS GOING TO BE ARRAIGNED IN SUPERIOR COURT
When a criminal defendant is held to answer at a preliminary examination in the
municipal court, the court reporter shall file a transcript with the county clerk for
use in the superior court within: - ANSWERS-TEN DAYS
In holding a defendant to answer in a preliminary hearing, what must be found? -
ANSWERS-PROBABLE CAUSE
What is the most permanent way to mark a rusty exhibit? - ANSWERS-TAG &
STRING
In a deposition, unless stipulated by counsel, the original of the deposition
transcript is retained: - ANSWERS-BY THE NOTICING COUNSEL
When the court cannot force the parties to keep their contract: - ANSWERS-
UNENFORCEABLE
Which pertains to a civil proceeding? - ANSWERS-PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
Where is probate? - ANSWERS-SUPERIOR COURT
How many words are in a folio? - ANSWERS-100
Arraignment of a defendant in a criminal case is accomplished by: - ANSWERS-
READING THE INDICTMENT OR INFO AND REQUESTING A PLEA
When a shorthand reporter is not sure that a difficult answer has been written in
its entirety, the reporter should: - ANSWERS-ASK PERMISSION TO REPEAT THE
ANSWER TO THE WITNESS
During trial an exhibit was not offered or admitted into evidence. While the
reporter is preparing the tript, counsel requests that the reporter amend the tript
to indicate receipt of the exhibit. The reporter should: - ANSWERS-DECLINE THE
REQUEST AS BEYOND HIS/HER PREROGATIVE
,A reporter secures a deposit prior to preparation of a court tript. Any overage
between the deposit and the actual final cost of the tript should be: - ANSWERS-
REFUNDED AS SOON AS THE TRIPT IS COMPLETED
The purpose of your office's professional liability insurance is to: - ANSWERS-
COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING LOST EXHIBITS AND LOST SHORTHAND
NOTES
If an official reporter discovers during a trial that he/she owns stock in the
defendant company, the reporter should: - ANSWERS-DISCLOSE THE OWNERSHIP
TOT HE COURT AND TO COUNSEL IMMEDIATELY
To easily locate shorthand notes for later transcription, they should be filed: -
ANSWERS-IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
During a hearing, one good method of keeping track of exhibit numbers is to: -
ANSWERS-RECORD THEM ON AN INFORMATION WORK SHEET
The reference 3 f.2d 38 indicates: - ANSWERS-THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE
FEDERAL REPORTER, SECOND SERIES, PAGE 38
Court exhibits are: - ANSWERS-MARKED BY CLERK; RETAINED BY CLERK
Which one of the following statements about the marking of an exhibit is true? -
ANSWERS-AT A DEPO AN EXHIBIT MAY BE MARKED FOR IDENTIFICATION ONLY
,All of the following may occur within a jury's hearing EXCEPT: - ANSWERS-SIDEBAR
CONFERENCES
A child called as a witness: - ANSWERS-IS EXAMINED AS TO HIS/HER COMPETENCE
TO TESTIFY
If the Court instructs the reporter that his/her notes are to be sealed, it means: -
ANSWERS-A TRANSCRIPT CAN BE PREPARED ONLY WITH PERMISSION OF THE
COURT
When documentary exhibits are read into evidence at a trial, the reporter should:
- ANSWERS-REPORT AND TRANSCRIBE THE READING OF THE EXHIBIT
During a jury trial, while the attorneys are at the bench for a discussion off the
record, the witness on the stand begins talking. In this situation, the reporter
should: - ANSWERS-REPORT THE COMMENTS OF THE WITNESS WHICH WERE
MADE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY, SINCE THE WITNESS IS UNDER OATH
Voir dire examination may not be used to qualify: - ANSWERS-JUDGES
Leading questions are permitted in a court trial during: - ANSWERS-CROSS
EXAMINATION OF AN ADVERSE WITNESS
, During the testimony of a witness, opposing counsel makes an objection and
moves to strike an answer of the witness. The Court rules, "Objection sustained.
The answer will be stricken." The reporter should: - ANSWERS-INCLUDE THE
ANSWER, OBJECTION, AND RULING IN THE TRANSCRIPT
Which proceeding may a nonlicensed reporter take? - ANSWERS-BANKRUPTCY
COURT PROCEEDING
If an individual is found held to answer in a felony preliminary hearing, that
means: - ANSWERS-HE IS GOING TO BE ARRAIGNED IN SUPERIOR COURT
When a criminal defendant is held to answer at a preliminary examination in the
municipal court, the court reporter shall file a transcript with the county clerk for
use in the superior court within: - ANSWERS-TEN DAYS
In holding a defendant to answer in a preliminary hearing, what must be found? -
ANSWERS-PROBABLE CAUSE
What is the most permanent way to mark a rusty exhibit? - ANSWERS-TAG &
STRING
In a deposition, unless stipulated by counsel, the original of the deposition
transcript is retained: - ANSWERS-BY THE NOTICING COUNSEL
