W. Va. Code R. § 153-12-7

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024

Section 153-12-7 - Transcription Of Reported Testimony And Evidence

7.1. What reported. -- All testimony, evidence, arguments and rulings on the admissibility of testimony and evidence shall be reported by stenographic notes and characters or by mechanical means.

7.2. Request from any party. -- Upon the request to the Secretary from any party to the hearing, all reported materials shall be transcribed and a copy thereof furnished to such party at the requesting party's expense.

7.3. Transcription in the event a hearing examiner is appointed. -- In all cases where a hearing examiner is appointed, all reported material shall be transcribed and forwarded to the Secretary. Any parties requesting a copy of a transcript prepared pursuant to this subsection shall be furnished a copy at their expense.

7.4. Responsibility for transcript. -- The Secretary shall have the responsibility for making arrangements for the transcription of the reported testimony and evidence. In the event transcription is required pursuant to this section it shall be accomplished with all dispatch.

7.5. Correction of error in transcript. -- Upon the motion of the Secretary of any party assigning error or omission in any part of any transcript, the Secretary or his duly appointed hearing examiner shall settle all differences arising as to whether such transcript truly discloses what occurred at the hearing and shall direct that the transcript be corrected and revised in the respects designated, so as to make it conform to the whole truth.

W. Va. Code R. § 153-12-7