OAR 438-007-0030: Unofficial Recording of Hearing Prohibited

An Administrative Law Judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, sound or video recording and the taking of photographs within the hearing room and of events in the hearing room from outside the hearing room while the hearing is in session and during recesses between sessions, except sound recording of a hearing by the Administrative Law Judge or an official hearing reporter for the purpose of making a record of the hearing. To the extent the Administrative Law Judge deems necessary, the same prohibitions may be applied to areas immediately adjacent to the hearing room where the activities may interrupt or interfere with entry to or exit from the hearing room, distract or disturb proceedings within the hearing room or otherwise interfere with the conduct of the hearing.