Contacts
Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Online
The Details
What you need
You will need the following information when making your request:
- case name
- docket number
- hearing date
This information is only for a hearing at the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA). To request a copy of a hearing in a case in which you were not a party, please submit a public records request. To request access to recordings of a Civil Service Commission hearing, contact the Commission directly at (617) 727-2293.
Fees
More recent cases are recorded digitally. There is no fee for a copy of these recordings. We will send you a link to the recording for you to download. In some cases, we may send a copy of the recording on a USB drive.
If the recording is not digital but one of the older audiotapes, you will receive acknowledgment of the request which will indicate the cost of duplicating the tapes (approximately $25.00 per tape).
DALA will send the hearing tape(s) to the vendor for duplication. You must pay the vendor directly. The vendor will forward a copy of the tape to the requesting party only after the vendor has received payment.
| Name | Fee | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Hearing | $0 | Link/USB |
| Older audio tape duplicating | $25 | each tape |
How to request
You can send an e-mail request to: dalapleadings@mass.gov
To obtain a copy of the recording of a hearing, send a written request to:
Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Attn: HEARING RECORDING REQUESTS
14 Summer Street, 4th Floor
Malden, MA 02148
Do not forget to include the case name, docket number and hearing date in your request.
More info
To have recordings transcribed for use in future proceedings, you should have the transcription made by a Massachusetts certified transcription specialist once you have received your copies of the recording.