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Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.286 (2026)
Official records of hearings.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT OF 1969
Act 306 of 1969
24.286 Official records of hearings.
Sec. 86.
(1) An agency shall prepare an official record of a hearing which shall include:
(a) Notices, pleadings, motions and intermediate rulings.
(b) Questions and offers of proof, objections and rulings thereon.
(c) Evidence presented.
(d) Matters officially noticed, except matters so obvious that a statement of them would serve no useful purpose.
(e) Proposed findings and exceptions.
(f) Any decision, opinion, order or report by the officer presiding at the hearing and by the agency.
(2) Oral proceedings at which evidence is presented shall be recorded, but need not be transcribed unless requested by a party who shall pay for the transcription of the portion requested except as otherwise provided by law.
History: 1969, Act 306, Eff. July 1, 1970
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Cited in 11
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2021 · leading case: Dignan v. Michigan Pub. Sch. Employees Ret. Bd., 659 N.W.2d 629 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).
Dignan v. Michigan Pub. Sch. Employees Ret. Bd., 659 N.W.2d 629 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “MCL 24.286(1)(f). Judicial review is of an agency’s final decision or order in a contested case.”
NAS Sur. Grp. v. Cooper Ins. Ctr., Inc., 617 F. Supp. 2d 581 (W.D. Mich. 2007). “See Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 24.281-24.285 , 24.292.”
Lawrence v. Dep't of Corr., 276 N.W.2d 554 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “In addition to lacking the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses, inmates have only a qualified right to present witnesses on their own behalf. Contrast with this the APA’s broad recognition of this right.”
13-Southfield Assocs. v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 267 N.W.2d 483 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “MCLA 24.286; MSA 3.560(186). 5 MCLA 24.201; MSA 3.”
Tomlin v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 398 N.W.2d 490 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “MCL 24.286(2); MSA 3.560(186)(2) expressly states: Oral proceedings at which evidence is presented shall be recorded, but need not be transcribed unless requested by a party who shall pay for the transcription of the portion requested except as otherwise provided by law.”
Campbell v. Marquette Prison Warden, 326 N.W.2d 516 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “The official record of a hearing shall include the following per MCL 24.286; MSA 3.560(186): "(1) An agency shall prepare an official record of a hearing which shall include: "(a) Notices, pleadings, motions and intermediate rulings.”
Hicks v. Dep't of Com., 560 N.W.2d 54 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). “For this proposition, respondent relies on MCL 24.286; MSA 3.560(186), *507 which defines the official record of an administrative hearing and provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (1) An agency shall prepare an official record of a hearing which shall include: * * * (c)…”
Justewicz v. Hamtramck Civil Serv. Comm'n, 237 N.W.2d 555 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). “We feel that such a rule should be applied to local administrative bodies, for the means of securing such evidence are more readily available to them than to the aggrieved individuals.”
O'Neill v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 328 N.W.2d 547 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “While we are hampered by plaintiff’s oversight, we note that the content of the testimony contained in the opinion of the Civil Service Commission hearing officer is not disputed.”
Smith v. Michigan Parole Bd., 261 N.W.2d 193 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). “MCLA 24.286(2); MSA 3.560(186)(2), as adopted by the Department of Corrections in 1970-1971 AACS, R 791.”
Latoya Chavies v. Dep't of Health & Human Servs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “MCL 24.286(1) provides that the “official record of a hearing .”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.286(1) — 3 cases
Justewicz v. Hamtramck Civil Serv. Comm'n, 237 N.W.2d 555 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). “We feel that such a rule should be applied to local administrative bodies, for the means of securing such evidence are more readily available to them than to the aggrieved individuals.”
Hicks v. Dep't of Com., 560 N.W.2d 54 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). “For this proposition, respondent relies on MCL 24.286; MSA 3.560(186), *507 which defines the official record of an administrative hearing and provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (1) An agency shall prepare an official record of a hearing which shall include: * * * (c)…”
Latoya Chavies v. Dep't of Health & Human Servs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “MCL 24.286(1) provides that the “official record of a hearing .”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.286(1)(f) — 1 case
Dignan v. Michigan Pub. Sch. Employees Ret. Bd., 659 N.W.2d 629 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “MCL 24.286(1)(f). Judicial review is of an agency’s final decision or order in a contested case.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.286(2) — 3 cases
Tomlin v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 398 N.W.2d 490 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “MCL 24.286(2); MSA 3.560(186)(2) expressly states: Oral proceedings at which evidence is presented shall be recorded, but need not be transcribed unless requested by a party who shall pay for the transcription of the portion requested except as otherwise provided by law.”
Hicks v. Dep't of Com., 560 N.W.2d 54 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). “For this proposition, respondent relies on MCL 24.286; MSA 3.560(186), *507 which defines the official record of an administrative hearing and provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (1) An agency shall prepare an official record of a hearing which shall include: * * * (c)…”
Smith v. Michigan Parole Bd., 261 N.W.2d 193 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). “MCLA 24.286(2); MSA 3.560(186)(2), as adopted by the Department of Corrections in 1970-1971 AACS, R 791.”
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