4006 TAPE RECORDING OF HEARINGS

4006.1 The entire proceedings of hearings and other matters shall be recorded on tape, which shall remain in the custody of RACD at all times.

4006.2 At the request of a party, RACD shall make a duplicate tape which the party may hear without charge, or which the party may purchase at cost.

4006.3 If a party desires a transcript of the tape, the cost of the transcript shall be borne by the party.

4006.4 The party requesting a transcript shall designate a qualified stenographer to transcribe the tape and RACD shall deliver the duplicate tape directly to the qualified stenographer.

4006.5 The Rent Administrator shall certify duplicate tapes as being exact recordings of the original tape for the purposes of §§ 4006.2 and 4006.4.

4006.6 Upon completion of a transcript based upon a certified duplicate tape, the transcript may be used in proceedings before RACD if the qualified stenographer who produced the transcript certifies it as being complete, accurate, and based upon the certified duplicate tape.

4006.7 Any party may seek corrections to a transcript by motion to the hearing examiner filed within ten (10) days of receipt of the transcript.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 1336, 1365-66 (March 7, 1986).