3820 TAPE RECORDINGS

3820.1 The entire proceedings of hearings on motions and appeals shall be recorded on tape, which shall remain in the custody of the Commission at all times.

3820.2 At the request of a party to an appeal, the Commission shall make a duplicate tape which the party may hear without charge, or which the party may purchase at cost.

3820.3 If a party to an appeal desires a transcript of the tape, the cost of the transcript shall be borne by the party.

3820.4 The party requesting a transcript shall designate a qualified stenographer to transcribe the tape and the Commission shall deliver the duplicate tape directly to the qualified stenographer.

3820.5 The Commission shall certify duplicate tapes as being exact recordings of the original tape for the purposes of §§ 3820.2 and 3820.4.

3820.6 A transcript based upon a certified duplicate tape may be used in proceedings before the Commission if the qualified stenographer who produced the transcript certifies it as being complete, accurate, and based upon the certified duplicate tape.

3820.7 Any party to an appeal may seek corrections to a transcript by motion to the Commission filed within ten (10) days of receipt of the transcript.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 1336, 1348-49 (March 7, 1986).