77-27-8. Record of hearing.
(1) A verbatim record of proceedings before the Board of Pardons and Parole shall be
maintained by a certified shorthand reporter or suitable electronic recording device, except when
the board dispenses with a record in a particular hearing or a portion of the proceedings.
(2) When the hearing involves the commutation of a death sentence, a certified shorthand
reporter, in addition to mechanical means, shall record all proceedings except when the board
dispenses with a record for the purpose of deliberations in executive session. The compensation
of the reporter shall be determined by the board. The reporter shall immediately file with the
board the original record and when requested shall with reasonable diligence furnish a
transcription or copy of the record upon payment of reasonable fees as determined by the board.
(3) When the party in interest affirms by affidavit that he is unable to pay for a transcript
or copy of the record which is necessary for further proceedings available to him, and that
affidavit is not refuted, the board may order the reporter to furnish to the party in interest a
transcript, or a copy of the record, or so much of it as is reasonably applicable to any further
proceedings, or a copy of the recording, at the expense of the state, to the party in interest.
Amended by Chapter 13, 1994 General Session
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