Transcript. Hearings shall be reported by a reporter designated by the Board

A transcript of such report shall be a part of the record and the sole official transcript of the proceedings. Such transcript shall include a verbatim report of the hearings and nothing shall be omitted therefrom. After closing of the record, there shall not be received in evidence or considered as part of the record any document submitted after the close of testimony except as provided in Section 2.27 of these Rules (relat- ing to additional evidence) or changes in the transcript as provided in Section 3.29 of these Rules (relating to transcript corrections). 3.29. Transcript corrections. Corrections in the official transcript may be made only to make it conform to the evidence presented at the hearing. No corrections or physical changes shall be made in or upon the official transcript of the hearing, ex- cept as provided in this section. Transcript corrections agreed to by all parties may be incorporated into the record, if and when approved by the Board, at any time during the hearing, or after the close of the hearing, as may be permitted by the Board, but not less than ten (10) days in advance of the time fixed for filing briefs. The Board may call for the submission of proposed corrections and may make disposition thereof at appropriate times during the course of a pro- ceeding. 3.30. Copies of transcripts. The Board will cause to be made a stenographic record of all hearings and such copies of the transcript thereof as it requires for its own purposes. A respondent-attorney desiring a copy of such transcript may obtain it from Disciplinary Counsel without charge. Any witness may obtain from the official reporter at his/her own expense a copy of the transcript, or any part thereof, relating to his/her own testimony. 3.31. Oral examination. Witnesses shall be examined orally unless the testimony is taken by deposition authorized by the Board, as provided by Article III, Rule 11 of the Supreme Court (relating to depositions) or the facts are [as] stipulated in the 10 Revised October 2023 manner provided by Section 3.33 of these Rules (relating to presentation and effect of stipulations). Witnesses before the Board shall be examined under oath or affir- mation. 3.32. Fees of witnesses. Witnesses subpoenaed by Disciplinary Counsel shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid for like services in the court of this State. Witnesses subpoenaed at the instance of a respondent shall be paid the same fees by the respondent at whose instance the witness is subpoenaed. 3.33. Presentation and effect of stipulations. Independently of the orders or rulings issued as provided by Section 3.22 of these Rules (relating to conferences to expedite hearings) the participants may stipulate as to any relevant matter of fact or the au- thenticity of any relevant documents. Such stipulations may be received in evidence at a hearing, and when so received, shall be binding on the participants with respect to the matters therein stipulated.