R151-4-711. Record of Hearing

(1) The presiding officer shall make a record of any conferences or proceedings. (2)(a) The presiding officer shall make the record of a hearing in a formal proceeding by: (i) a certified court reporter as defined by Title 58, Chapter 74, State Certification of Court Reporters Act; or (ii) a digital audio recording in a commonly used file format. (b) The presiding officer shall make the record of an informal proceeding by: (i) a method required for a formal proceeding; or (ii) the minutes of the proceeding or an order prepared or adopted by the presiding officer. (3) The department shall record a proceeding at its expense. (4)(a) If a party is required by Section R151-4-902 to obtain a transcript of a proceeding for agency review, the party shall ensure that the record is transcribed: (i) in a formal adjudicative proceeding, by a certified court reporter; or (ii) in an informal adjudicative proceeding, by: (A) a certified court reporter; or (B) a person who is not a party in interest. (b) If a transcript is prepared by someone other than a certified court reporter, a party shall file an affidavit of the transcriber stating under penalty of perjury that the transcript is a correct and accurate transcription of the record. (c) Pages and lines in a transcript shall be numbered for referencing purposes. (d) The party requesting the transcript shall bear the cost of the transcription. (e)(i) The presiding officer may strike a transcript prepared by someone other than a certified court reporter if the presiding officer determines that the transcript contains significant errors. (ii) Upon striking a transcript, the presiding officer may order the party to file a transcript prepared by a certified court reporter. (5) A party shall file the original transcript of a record of a proceeding with the presiding officer.