CSR

What is the most permanent way to mark a rusty exhibit?

TAG & STRING

In a deposition, unless stipulated by counsel, the original of the deposition transcript is retained:

BY THE NOTICING COUNSEL

After signing of deposition transcript by the witness, the reporter sends original transcript to whom?

NOTICING ATTORNEY

Where is it established what fees can be charged for copies of a depo transcript?

IT IS NOT REGULATED BY THE STATE

If a witness in an oral deposition refuses to answer, what should the depo reporter do?

IF INSTRUCTED, CITE THE WITNESS

Unless otherwise stipulated, what period of time does the deponent have to review and sign his deposition?

30 DAYS AFTER NOTIFICATION BY THE CSR

The original of a depo transcript must be kept for:

6 MONTHS AFTER PRODUCTION OF THE TRIPT

Upon completion of the depo tript, the first thing the reporter should do is:

SIGN A CERTIFICATE

If you pay a scopist over $600, you must give her a:

1099

If a reporter pays a scopist over $600, he/she must report that to:

IRS & Franchise Tax Board

If a depo is not taken stenographically, who has to agree on another means?

ALL PARTIES PRESENT AT THE DEPO

When the attorney who gives you notice for a depo does not show up and the opposing attorney wants to enter a statement on the record, you should:

TAKE DOWN THE STATEMENT

When directed by an attorney to split the original and copy, the reporter should:

SPLIT THE COST OF THE TRIPT

Which of the following appears on the cover sheet and reporters certificate?

REPORTER'S CSR NUMBER

Notify the CRB of your change of address:

WITHIN 30 DAYS

When should a depo reporter go off the record?

WHEN ALL PARTIES STIPULATE

A reporter must certify that the deposition is true and correct by signing a/an:

CERTIFICATE

Which of the following does not appear in a caption?

THE NATURE OF THE DAMAGES

After a transcription is made of a depo and notice has been given that it is ready for corrections and signing, the deponent must respond:

WITHIN 30 DAYS

The party taking the deposition is called the:

DEPOSING PARTY

When you retire as a reporter, with whom do you file your depo notes and transcripts?

COURT CLERK

If a witness refuses to swear to God under oath, a depo reporter should:

AFFIRM HIM

In a Workers' Compensation case, the Applicant is entitled to:

ADJUDICATION WITHIN 90 DAYS

After completion of the deposition, who signs the certificate?

REPORTER

Violation of Chapter 13 of the Business and Professions Code is a/an:

MISDEMEANOR

All deposition reporters must retain their transcribed notes for how long following transcription?

ONE YEAR

All depo reporters must retain their UNTRANSCRIBED notes for how long?

EIGHT YEARS

How must UNTRANSCRIBED notes be retained?

PAPER NOTES OR ELECTRONIC MEDIA, AS LONG AS IT ALLOWS FOR SATISFACTORY PRODUCTION OF A TRIPT AT ANY TIME DURING THE PERIODS SPECIFIED.

When you freelance, when do you need a business license?

ALL THE TIME

If attorneys do not want the original or copies of a depo, what does the reporter do?

WAIT UNTIL EIGHT YEARS, THEN DESTROY NOTES

To provide an accurate tript, a reporter should supply a scopist with:

A WORK SHEET

While reporting a depo, an attorney calls the shorthand reporter's integrity into question. The reporter should:

REPORT THE ATTORNEY'S REMARKS FOR THE RECORD

If asked during a depo to instruct the witness to answer, the reporter should:

REPEAT THE QUESTION

If something is marked for identification during a depo, who has to agree?

ALL COUNSEL

A report has passed the RPR examination and ahs been granted RPR status in the NCRA directory. To keep the RPR credentials, the reporter:

MUST ATTEND SEMINARS AND OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION FUNCTIONS

When is the best time to send the bill for a completed deposition?

ALONG WITH TRANSCRIPT DELIVERY

If at the end of a depo the deposing attorney says, "The usual stipulations,: you should:

ASK FOR CLARIFICATION AT THE END OF THE DEPO

What is the best way to store depo steno notes?

BY DATE

In scheduling a depo, which one of the following is LEAST important?

CASE TITLE

During a depo you realize that you have forgotten to swear the witness. You bring this to the attention of all present and:

SWEAR THE WITNESS, WORDING THE OATH TO INCLUDE ANSWERS ALREADY GIVEN

At a depo, the shorthand reporter can find the caption of the case on all of the following documents EXCEPT:

EXHIBITS MARKED FOR IDENTIFICATION

At the conclusion of a depo, counsel stipulate that all depo exhibits may be withdrawn. The reporter should:

RECORD VERBATIM THE STIPULATION AND RETURN THE EXHIBITS

At a depo, waiver of signature, waiver of objections as to form, and waiver of filing of the depo, if entered on the record, are a type of:

STIPULATION

Lengthy stips agreed to by the attorneys at a depo should be:

TRANSCRIBED VERBATIM

A witness who makes untrue statements while under oath can be punished for:

PERJURY

An alternative to a sworn oath is an:

AFFIRMATION

Parentheticals in a transcript generally contain:

REFERENCE TO NONVERBAL ACTIVITY

In reporting the depo of a witness through an interpreter, the reporter should swear the:

INTERPRETER FIRST AND THEN SWEAR THE WITNESS THROUGH THE INTERPRETER

When preparing the transcript of a verbal exchange in which several questions and answers were read back, the reporter should:

INDICATE IN THE RECORD THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT WERE READ

When reporting a proceeding through an interpreter who frequently adds his/her own explanations of the witness' answers, the shorthand reporter should:

REPORT THE COMMENTS AND INCLUDE THEM IN THE TRANSCRIPT

When a witness in a depo says "off the record," the reporter should:

CONTINUE REPORTING UNTIL OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED BY THE ATTORNEYS

A fund to provide shorthand reporting services to low-income litigants unable to otherwise afford such services is provided for in the:

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS CODE

Signature may be waived if:

THE ATTORNEYS AND WITNESS AGREE

At a depo, exhibits are marked:

FOR IDENTIFICATION ONLY IF ATTORNEYS AGREE

Who do you NOT notify about reading and signing the depo transcript?

COURT

When a reporter is asked to certify the answer, what should he/she do?

INDICATE IN THE INDEX

When relatives of the witness come to the depo, who do you put on the appearance page?

EVERYBODY PRESENT

When a witness refuses to swear to God, what should the reporter do?

AFFIRM THE WITNESS

Where is the best place to find the spelling of a California attorney's name?

PARKER'S DIRECTORY

What type of dictionary would you need to look up the word "soffit"?

CONSTRUCTION DICTIONARY

You reported a depo for out-of-state lawyers and neglected to find out the name of one attorney's firm. The best source for that info would be:

MARTINDALE-HUBBELL

The correct spelling of street names in a large distant city in the US can be found in the offical US:

ZIP CODE DIRECTORY

Which California Code states that a CSR cannot report a depo if they have a monetary, familial or employment interest?

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

The manner of taking a depo is dictated by:

CIVIL CODE OF PROCEDURE

When asked about depo rates, the reporter should quote:

GOVERNMENT CODE 32211.5

Where does one find the procedures for conducting depos?

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

Which code governs the swearing in of a witness?

GOVERNMENT CODE

Where would you find procedures involving interpreters?

NONE OF THESE

In most jurisdictions, if one attorney says to go off the record and the other says to stay on the record, the reporter should:

KEEP WRITING

When the reporter arrives to take a depo and discovers the witness is one of her best friends, she should:

INFORM ALL COUNSEL OF THE FACT

If an attorney at a depo should say, "The usual stipulations," the reporter should:

ASK THE ATTORNEY TO CLARIFY WHAT THE STIPULATIONS ARE

The reporter should inquire about what procedure to follow regarding signature:

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DEPO

A good way for a reporter to encourage prompt payment of a bill by a regular client is to:

SEND THE BILL SEPARATELY TO THE LAW FIRM AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TRANSCRIPT ITSELF

If an attorney says, "Strike that" during a depo, the reporter should:

WRITE "STRIKE THAT" IN THE RECORD WHEN THE ATTORNEY SAYS IT, BUT LEAVE EVERYTHING IN THE RECORD.

The reporter would not rranscribe part of a depo if:

IT WAS STIPULATED TO BY THE PARTIES

An index page should include:

THE PAGE WHERE EACH ATTORNEY BEGINS HIS EXAMINATION

A party desiring an oral deposition shall:

GIVE NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES TO THE SUIT

SUPRA means:

ABOVE

Who is responsible for x-rays?

ROENTGENOLOGIST

The tibia is in what part of the body?

ANKLE OR LEG

Schisto, schizo means:

SPLIT

A field specializing in neoplastic growths:

ONCOLOGY

A CT scan is a computerized:

TOMOGRAPHY SCAN

The main artery in the neck is:

CAROTID

Which means within?

INTRA-

Mononucleosis is a disease of the:

BLOOD

Which refers to the sole of the foot?

PLANTARIS OR PLANTAR

Peri means:

NEAR OR AROUND

The specialist who deals with deformities and diseases of the joints, tendons, bones and muscles:

ORTHOPEDIST

What do you call an organ or part of the body that is not equal on both sides?

ASYMMETRICAL

Maxilla is found in the

HEAD

When a witness is talking about the two upper extremities, it refers to:

SUPERIOR

Osteopathy concerns which system?

SKELETAL SYSTEM

When exudate oozes out of the bone for the healing process:

CALLUS

Reduction of a fracture means:

REDUCING MISALIGNMENT

Poisonous:

TOXIC

What instrument would you use to look inside the bladder?

CYSTOSCOPE

HEPATITIS IS INFLAMMATION OF:

LIVER

Zygomatic arch is where?

SKULL

Whenorgans aren't similar on either side:

ASYMMETRY