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Test Schedule and Registration

2026 Onsite Testing Schedule

 January 17-18  San Jose, California 
 February 14-15  Jacksonville, Florida Ontario, California
 March  14-15 Columbia, South Carolina 
 April 18-19 San Jose, California 
 May 16-17  Nashville, Tennessee 
 June 13-14 Houston, Texas Ontario, California
 July 11-12 Indianapolis, Indiana 
 August Little Rock, AR (convention) 
 September 12-13 San Jose, California 
 October 10-11 Des Moines, Iowa 
 November 14-15 Atlanta, Georgia 
 December 12-13 Dallas, Texas 

 

Important Testing Documentation - Download and Read Prior to Testing:

Certified Verbatim Reporter

CVR, CVR-S, CM, CM-S Policies & Procedures
(Revised 02/22/2023)

Realtime Verbatim Reporter

RVR, RVR-S, RVR-M and RVR-M-S
(Revised 02/22/2023)

Registered CART Provider - Master

RCP-M Policies & Procedures
(Revised 02/22/2023)

Registered Broadcast Captioner - Master

RBC-M Policies & Procedures
(Revised 02/22/2023)

 

TESTING REGISTRATION:

LINKS TO REGISTER:

IN-PERSON TESTING: Register early, seating may be limited at some test locations.

From the CALENDAR on the Right, Select the Testing Event for Details and Registration Form for the following tests: 

CVR/CVR-S/CM/CM-S/CLT/CLS/RVR/RVR-S/RVR-M and RVR-M-S

REMOTE TESTING: 

Broadcast Captioning and CART Testing:

RBC-M and RCP-M Test Registration                                                                                              

Realtime Verbatim Reporter or Realtime Verbatim Reporter-Master:

RVR, RVR-S, RVR-M and RVR-M-S


Important Testing Documentation - Download and Read Prior to Testing:

Certified Verbatim Reporter

CVR, CVR-S, CM, CM-S Policies & Procedures
(Revised 02/22/2023)

Realtime Verbatim Reporter

RVR, RVR-S, RVR-M and RVR-M-S
(Revised 02/22/2023)

Registered CART Provider - Master

RCP-M Policies & Procedures
(Revised 02/22/2023)

  
 

 

Key to Testing Abbreviations:

Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR)
Certified Verbatim Reporter - Stenotype (CVR-S)
Certificate of Merit (CM)
Certificate of Merit - Stenotype (CM-S)
Military Verbatim Reporter (MVR)
Military Verbatim Reporter - Stenotype (MVR-S)
Realtime Verbatim Reporter (RVR)
Realtime Verbatim Reporter - Stenotype (RVR-S)
Realtime Verbatim Reporter - Master (RVR-M)
Realtime Verbatim Reporter - Master - Stenotype (RVR-M-S)
Registered Broadcast Captioner - Master (RBC-M)
Registered CART Provider - Master (RCP-M)


Voice writers work as CART providers and Captioners nationwide.  Voice writing court reporters are able to practice in state court systems in the following states and the District of Columbia: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona (with VR system), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC.  In addition, voice writing court reporters work in the Federal Judicial System nationwide, the Military Court System internationally, and the U.S. Congress.

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Mission:  NVRA advances and promotes the understanding, practice, education, and professional standards and development for court reporters, CART providers, and captioners who use voice or stenographic means to capture the spoken word and convert it to text.