Section 19 Transcript of Proceedings

• Library: Administrative Law 2011

(4) Each agency shall cause all proceedings in hearings before it to be suitably recorded and preserved. A copy of the transcript of such a proceeding shall be made available to any interested person upon the payment of a fee which shall in no case exceed the reasonable cost of preparation and supply.

Section 536.070(4), RSMo 2000.

It should be emphasized that any interested person, not just a party,may obtain a copy of the transcript of an administrative proceeding.
An unresolved issue is who must initiate transcription and payment
of costs for the record. “The MAPA’s succinct provision that ‘[e]ach agency shall cause all proceedings in hearings before it to be suitably recorded and preserved’ by implication requires the agency to be responsible for having the recording of the proceedings transcribed.” 20 Alfred S. Neely...