1. A. Subject to the court's assessment of costs at the conclusion of a case, a party filing an appeal from a decision of the Administration shall pay the expense of the transcription of the testimony. However, the Administration shall bear the expense of the transcription if the court in which the appeal was filed has waived prepayment of the filing fees pursuant to Maryland Rule 1-325.
2. B. The Administration shall notify the Office of Administrative Hearings to provide the Administration with the audiotape of the testimony at the hearing.

3. C. Unless a stenographer designated by the Administration has already recorded this testimony, the Administration shall deliver the audiotape to the private stenographic service designated by the Administration and shall notify the private stenographic service to deliver, to the administrative law judge who presided over the hearing:

   1. (1) The original transcript and four copies; and
   2. (2) The invoice made payable by the Motor Vehicle Administration.
4. D. The Administration, after verifying the accuracy of the transcript through the Office of Administrative Hearings, and after the administrative law judge has made whatever corrections that are considered necessary, shall obtain the original transcript and three copies from the Office of Administrative Hearings.

5. E. Unless the appellant is exempt under §A of this regulation, the Administration may not file the original transcript and record with the court until the appellant reimburses the Administration for the cost of:

   1. (1) The original transcript; and
   2. (2) Certified copies of the exhibits to be filed with the court.

6. F. The appellant shall:

   1. (1) Comply with the time constraints imposed by Maryland Rule 7-206; and
   2. (2) Request from the court any extensions of time for preparing the record and transcript to allow the Administration to file the record and transcript with the court in a timely fashion.

Authority: Transportation Article, §§12-104(b) and (e), 12-108, and 12-201—12-209; State Government Article, §§10-201—10-222; Annotated Code of Maryland
Ch. 14, Acts of 2004

Effective date: February 15, 1973

Chapter revised effective January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 113)

Regulations .01—.05 repealed effective March 21, 1988 (15:6 Md. R. 740)

Regulations .01—.14 adopted effective March 21, 1988 (15:6 Md. R. 740)

Regulation .02B amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657); October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .03 amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .03C amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .05A amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657); October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .06A amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .06C amended effective October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .07 amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657); April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606); October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .08 amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .08A amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .08 repealed effective October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .09D amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .09 repealed effective October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .10C, D amended and H adopted effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2206)

Regulation .10G amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .11 amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .14 amended and recodified to Regulation .15 effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .14F amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .15 adopted effective November 25, 1991 (18:23 Md. R. 2488)

Regulation .15 recodified to Regulation .14 effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .15 amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Chapter revised effective October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1306)