791.253 Official record of hearing; preparation; contents; exclusion of certain evidence.

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Sec. 53.

(1)The department shall prepare an official record of a hearing which shall include:

(a)Questions and offers of proof, objections, and rulings on the objections.

(b)Matters officially noticed, except a matter so obvious that a record would not serve a useful purpose.

(c)A decision or order by the hearings officer.

(2)The official record shall not include evidence, access to which a hearings officer has determined would be disruptive of normal prison operations. However, on an appeal from a final decision made to a court of this state, that evidence shall be included in the official record.

History: Add. 1979, Act 140, Eff. Feb. 1, 1980

Popular Name: Department of Corrections Act