- (a) Except in the circumstances described in (b) below, the presiding officer shall record the hearing by tape recording or any other method that will provide a verbatim record.
- (b) A hearing on the immediate suspension of a license pursuant to RSA 541-A:30, III shall be recorded by a certified shorthand court reporter provided by the board.
(c) If any person requests a written transcript of a tape recording of a hearing, the following procedure shall apply:
- (1) The board shall ascertain the estimated cost of the transcript and convey that information to the person making the request;
- (2) Upon the receipt of the estimated cost, the person making the request shall advise the board whether he or she wishes to order the written transcript;
- (3) If the person wishes to order the transcript, he or she shall forward payment for the estimated cost to the board;
- (4) Upon receipt of payment for the estimated cost of the transcript, the board shall arrange for the preparation of the transcript and, upon the completion of the transcript, shall ascertain the final cost;
- (5) If the final cost of the transcript is less than the estimated cost, the board shall return the excess payment to the person with the transcript;
- (6) If the final cost of the transcript is in excess of the estimated cost, the person requesting the transcript shall pay to the board the additional amount; and
- (7) Upon receipt of payment in full for the final amount, the board shall forward the transcript to the person.
Source. #8464, eff 10-28-05