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

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.