§9–739.

    (a)    A certified copy of the record of the proceedings of the Commission, including any transcript of testimony, a statement of facts in place of the record, or stipulations shall be filed with the circuit court in accordance with Title 7 of the Maryland Rules.

    (b)    Subject to a final allocation of costs by the circuit court at the conclusion of the appeal, the cost of a certified copy of the record of the proceedings of the Commission, including a transcript of testimony, shall be paid:

        (1)    if the court on its own initiative orders that a copy be filed, by the party that the court specifies in its order; or

        (2)    unless the court orders otherwise, by the party that requests the copy.