§ 703.330 — Record of hearings: Recording and transcription of testimony; costs; copies available to parties; confidentiality

Nevada § 703.330

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 58: ENERGY; PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES
• Ch. 703: Public

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1. A complete record must be kept of all hearings before the Commission. All testimony at such hearings must be taken down by the stenographer appointed by the Commission or, under the direction of any competent person appointed by the Commission, must be reported by sound recording equipment in the manner authorized for reporting testimony in district courts. The testimony reported by a stenographer must be transcribed, and the transcript filed with the record in the matter. The Commission may by regulation provide for the transcription or safekeeping of sound recordings. The costs of recording and transcribing testimony at any hearing, except those hearings ordered pursuant to NRS 703.310 , must be paid by the applicant. If a complaint is made pursuant to NRS 703.310 by a customer or by a political subdivision of the State or municipal organization, the complainant is not liable for any costs. Otherwise, if there are several applicants or parties to any hearing, the Commission may apportion the costs among them in its discretion.
2. A copy of the proceedings and testimony must be furnished to any party, on payment of a reasonable amount to be fixed by the Commission, and the amount must be the same for all parties.
3. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the Commission from:
(a) Restricting access to the records and transcripts of a hearing pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of NRS 703.196 .
(b) Protecting the confidentiality of information pursuant to NRS 704B.310 or 704B.325 .

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1979, 245 ; A 1983, 967 ; 1995, 386 ; 2001, 3241 ; 2003, 1257 ; 2011, 937 ; 2019, 3513 )