(1) The hearing examiner shall maintain the official record in each contested case proceeding until the issuance of the final order. The record in a contested case shall contain:
- (a) a complete copy of the application file;
- (b) all pleadings, motions, intermediate rulings, and orders;
- (c) all evidence received or considered, including a verbatim record of oral proceedings and pre-filed testimony;
- (d) a statement of matters officially noticed;
- (e) questions and offers of proof, objections, and rulings;
- (f) the department file and all staff memoranda or data submitted to the hearing examiner as evidence in connection with the case; and
- (g) the decision or final order by the hearing examiner.
Authorizing statute(s): 2-4-201, 85-2-113, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 2-4-614, MCA
History: NEW, 1984 MAR p. 697, Eff. 4/27/84; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 307, Eff. 2/11/94; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2956, Eff. 12/12/14.