Section 8 AAC 57.120 - Transcripts(a) Not later than 10 days after receipt of the board hearing recordings and the list of board hearing recordings previously transcribed, as provided in 8 AAC 57.110(b), the clerk shall issue a written notice to the parties that identifies which board hearing recordings have been previously transcribed and which board hearing recordings have not been previously transcribed.(b) Not later than 10 days after the date shown in the certificate of distribution, unless distributed by mail, of the notice under (a) of this section, the appellant shall file a designation for transcription of board hearing recordings not previously transcribed that are essential to consideration of the issues on appeal.(c) Not later than 10 days after the date shown in the certificate of service, unless served by mail, of the appellant's designation under (b) of this section, any other party may file a designation for transcription of board hearing recordings not previously transcribed and not designated by the appellant that are essential to consideration of the issues on appeal.(d) Not later than 10 days after the date shown in the certificate of service, unless served by mail, of the appellee's designation under (c) of this section or after the due date has passed, the appellant shall coordinate with the clerk the selection of a transcriptionist and the preparation of transcripts of all board hearing recordings not previously transcribed that are designated by the parties for transcription.(e) The clerk shall provide to the transcriptionist(1) copies of the designated board hearing recordings not previously transcribed;(2) copies of the parties' designations for transcription; and(3) copies of the relevant board decisions to assist with transcription.(f) The clerk shall issue a written notice to the parties of the date the transcripts are due to be filed with the commission.(g) The transcriptionist shall complete the transcripts of the designated board hearing recordings not later than 20 days after the date of the letter requesting transcript preparation. If the transcriptionist is unable to complete the transcripts during the 20-day period, the transcriptionist shall notify the clerk, who may grant an extension of time to complete the transcripts.(h) On completion of the transcripts, the transcriptionist shall file with the commission one electronic copy of each file size transcript. No other copies are required.(i) Unless otherwise ordered by the commission, the appellant shall pay the costs of preparing the electronic copies of the transcripts to be filed with the commission, and the appellant's copies. The other parties shall pay the costs of their copies of the transcripts.(j) If a party designates board hearing recordings for transcription that are not essential to consideration of the issues on appeal, the chair may order that party to pay the cost of transcribing those recordings.(k) The transcriptionist shall prepare the transcripts in the form and format prescribed in the Alaska Court System's Manual of Transcript Procedures, revised as of February 2023 and adopted by reference.Eff. 12/5/2005, Register 176; am 3/27/2011, Register 197; am 2/4/2024, Register 249, April 2024The Alaska Court System's Manual of Transcript Procedures, revised as of February 2023, adopted by reference in 8 AAC 57.120, is available from the Alaska Court System website, at https://public.courts.alaska.aov/web/forms/docs/tf-410.pdf. or from the Alaska Court System, Customer Service, located at 825 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2004, telephone number: (907) 264-0450.
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