1. A. At the discretion of the Maryland Insurance Administration and unless otherwise required by law, the Administration or a court reporter service shall stenographically record verbatim or tape record a hearing held under this chapter.
2. B. If a court reporter service records the hearing, a person who desires a copy of a transcript of the recording may purchase a copy from the court reporter service.

3. C. If an employee of the Maryland Insurance Administration records the hearing:

   1. (1) The Maryland Insurance Administration shall keep the tape recording or stenographic recording with the original record of the hearing; and
   2. (2) A person who desires a copy of the transcript of the recording, if one is made, may purchase a copy from the Maryland Insurance Administration for a reasonable cost in accordance with COMAR 31.02.05.09.

Authority: Health-General Article, §19-713; Insurance Article, §§2-109, 2-203, 4-309, 11-502, 12-203, 12-204, 12-205, 13-110, 13-111, and 4-126; State Government Article, §§6.5-103 and 6.5-203; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 15, 2001 (28:20 Md. R. 1785)