Section 27-14-612 - Appeal by Employee; Costs

27-14-612. Appeal by employee; costs. If an appeal to the district court is prosecuted on behalf of the employee, the employee or attorney representing the employee shall order a record of the proceedings at the hearing to be supplied by the hearing examiner without cost to the employee. An electronic recording of the proceedings may serve as the official transcript but upon appeal, the district court may request a written transcript of the proceedings or any portion of the proceedings. The employee or attorney shall also order the papers on file with the division to be prepared, transcribed, certified and forwarded to the district court without cost to the employee. Docket fees in the district court shall be paid for directly out of the worker's compensation account.