Registration now open for CalDRA's Fall Seminar!

                                                  0.50 CEUs available
                            Click here to Register

                                     
When:  Saturday - August 23, 2025
                   9:00am to 4:00pm   
      (Continental Breakfast will be served from 8:00-9:00am)

Where:  Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel                          
                         2355 North Main Street
                             Walnut Creek, CA
                   

Come join CalDRA for a day of learning legislative legalese regarding your profession and CRB's Best Practices.  Hear directly from our knowledgeable advisors:  Ed Howard (DRA lobbyist, public interest attorney), Mary Pierce (CSR, DRA Past President, Legislative Chair, Depo Diplomat), Yvonne Fenner (CSR, CRB Executive Officer), and Cheryl Haab Scott (CSR, RDR, CRR, CCRR, DRA Past President).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE FROM THE COURT REPORTERS BOARD OF CALIFORNIA

Big changes are ahead for Court Reporters, effective January 1, 2025, following the signing of Sunset
Bill AB 3252.  Some of these changes are listed below:

1) Allows for reciprocity with the NVRA (National Verbatim Reporters Association) CVR and CVR-S certification.  If a hopeful licensee has either certification, they are not required to take the Board's skills test, only the two written tests - English and Professional Practice - for licensure.

2) Pass rate for the skills test will be lowered to 95% from 97.5%.

3) The CRB can now collect email addresses from licensees to share with the public. This allows consumers to more quickly and efficiently reach court reporters to request transcripts.

4) Licensees must state their name and license number at the beginning of a proceeding.  Stating a license number will ensure parties know they have a licensed court reporter reporting and producing a transcript of the proceeding. 

Please contact the Court Reporters Board of California with any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

SARAH MAKSIM
CA CSR# 14053

 

 

 

 

 

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CalDRA Mission Statement
CalDRA strives to preserve and enhance the freelance stenographic reporting profession, ensure its integrity, and maintain its high standards and impartiality wherever stenographic services are required. CalDRA is committed to ensuring that the freelance stenographic reporting profession remains a viable and integral part of the legal system.