27. It is derogatory to the honour and dignity of the practice of stenography for stenographers to1° delete or falsify portions of testimony or reproduce words other than the exact words spoken;
2° mislead or attempt to mislead the court or the parties, or attempt to influence the court in favour of or against any person;
3° participate in an unlawful activity;
4° act directly or indirectly so as to abuse the good faith of a person with whom they interact as stenographers;
5° directly or indirectly unduly retain, steal, conceal, falsify, mutilate or destroy an exhibit from a court record;
6° pay, offer to pay or undertake to pay money or other benefits with a view to obtaining a benefit for themselves or another person;
7° request or receive, in addition to the remuneration to which they are entitled, any benefit, rebate or commission for themselves or another person;
8° perform or omit to perform an act so as to secure an illegitimate benefit for a party;
9° perform their duties while under the influence of psychotropic substances or any other substance, including alcohol, that has similar effects;
10° harass any person while performing their duties;
11° intimidate or threaten reprisal against a person whoa) has reported derogatory behaviour or conduct or intends to do so; or
b) has taken part or cooperated in an inquiry into derogatory behaviour or conduct or intends to do so;
12° denigrate another stenographer to cause the stenographer to lose the trust of an existing or potential client;
13° use disloyal practices to obtain a mandate;
14° fail to notify the committee when they have knowledge that another stenographer has committed a derogatory act;
15° fail to submit to a professional inspection determined by the committee; or
16° fail to comply with a decision of the committee requiring them to serve an internship or take a refresher course, or both.