§ 150B-37. Official record. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 150B‑37. Official record.

(a)        In a contested case, the Office of Administrative Hearingsshall prepare an official record of the case that includes:

(1)        Notices, pleadings, motions, and intermediate rulings;

(2)        Questions and offers of proof, objections, and rulingsthereon;

(3)        Evidence presented;

(4)        Matters officially noticed, except matters so obvious that astatement of them would serve no useful purpose; and

(5)        Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 878, s. 25.

(6)        The administrative law judge's decision, or order.

(b)        Proceedings at which oral evidence is presented shall berecorded, but need not be transcribed unless requested by a party. Each partyshall bear the cost of the transcript or part thereof or copy of saidtranscript or part thereof which said party requests, and said transcript orpart thereof shall be added to the official record as an exhibit.

(c)        The Office of Administrative Hearings shall forward a copyof the official record to the agency making the final decision and shallforward a copy of the administrative law judge's decision to each party. (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 1987, c.878, ss. 13, 25; 2000‑190, s. 8.)