| (a) Upon receiving a copy of a petition filed in district
court which seeks judicial review of a final decision in a contested
case decided under this chapter, the division shall prepare a certified
copy of the entire record of the proceeding under review, including
a transcript of the hearing audiotape, and transmit it to the reviewing
court.
(b) The division shall assess to the party seeking
judicial review, expenses incurred by the division in preparing this
copy, including transcription costs, in accordance with the Government
Code §2001.177. Upon request, the division shall consider the
financial ability of the party to pay the costs or any other factor
that is relevant to a just and reasonable assessment of costs. If
the party seeking judicial review is an injured employee, the division
shall not charge for duplicating the record.
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