SECTION 158:1-5-9. Record

(a)   To be made. An electronic recording of the hearing proceedings shall be made. The recording will not be transcribed as a matter of course. The Board's electronic recording of the hearing shall be the official record. Copies of the recordings shall be provided to a party on written request. A transcript may be obtained by submitting a written request and tendering payment in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of having the recording transcribed. Cost of transcription shall be borne by the party requesting same.

(b)   Court reporter. A party may have the proceeding transcribed by a court reporter at the expense of the party. Each party requesting copies shall make arrangements for such with the reporter, and pay the costs.

(c)   Maintained. The record of a proceeding and the file containing the notices and the pleadings will be maintained in a location designated by the Hearing Clerk. All pleadings, motions, orders and other papers submitted for filing in such a proceeding shall be date/file-stamped by the hearing clerk upon receipt. The burden of showing substantial prejudice by any failure to correctly file-stamp any submittal shall be upon the party asserting such.

(d)   Designation on appeal. On appeal, the parties may designate and counter-designate portions of the record to save costs, following the procedures in the Administrative Procedures Act.

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 1243, eff 2-1-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1258, eff 5-28-02]