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Section 105-1-16 - Official Record; Fees

W. Va. Code R. § 105-1-16

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Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 105-1-16 - Official Record; Fees
16.1. Upon written request of a party, the OAH will facilitate having the recording of the hearing transcribed and a copy furnished to the party requesting the hearing transcript at the expense of the requesting party. The filing of an appeal from a final order that necessitates the transcription shall constitute such a written request from the party filing the appeal. The OAH or the transcription service provider may demand pre-payment of the transcription and transcript costs, including the original and copy of the transcript, from a requesting party. Upon completion of the hearing transcript, the original transcript shall be filed with the OAH and made part of the official OAH record.
16.2. The official OAH record consists of written objections, motions and responses thereto, orders, hearing notices, subpoenas, hearing exhibits, any other evidence that was considered or reviewed by the OAH when drafting the final order, the final order, and the hearing transcript, if any. The parties may file a joint designation of record that limits the record for appeal purposes. The expense of preparing such record for appeal shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the appeal.
16.3. The OAH may charge the following fees, which shall be paid in advance by the party for whom services are to be rendered. All such fees shall accompany requests for copies, transcripts, and audio files.
a. Fifty dollars ($50) filing fee for each written objection form filed.
b. Twenty-five dollars ($25) transcript request processing fee due at the time of the submission of the transcript request.
c. Four dollars and twenty-five cents ($4.25) per page for each transcribed page from an administrative hearing.
d. Six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25) per page for each expedited transcribed page from an administrative hearing.
e. Thirty dollars ($30) for each audio file of an administrative hearing.
f. One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per page for each page copied from the OAH file.
16.4. OAH hearings are exempt from the requirements of article one, chapter twenty-nine-b of the West Virginia Code.

W. Va. Code R. § 105-1-16