(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.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 791.253

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    (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.