Sec. 2003.050. PROCEDURAL RULES. (a) The chief administrative law judge shall adopt rules that govern the procedures, including the discovery procedures, that relate to a hearing conducted by the office.
(b) Notwithstanding other law, the procedural rules of the state agency on behalf of which the hearing is conducted govern procedural matters that relate to the hearing only to the extent that the chief administrative law judge's rules adopt the agency's procedural rules by reference.
(c) The rules of the office regarding the participation of a witness by telephone must include procedures to verify the identity of the witness who is to appear by telephone.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice
Chapter 2003 - State Office of Administrative Hearings
Subchapter C. Staff and Administration
Section 2003.041. Employment of Administrative Law Judges
Section 2003.0411. Senior and Master Administrative Law Judges
Section 2003.0412. Ex Parte Consultations
Section 2003.042. Powers of Administrative Law Judge
Section 2003.043. Temporary Administrative Law Judge
Section 2003.045. Oversight of Administrative Law Judges
Section 2003.046. Central Hearings Panel
Section 2003.047. Hearings for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Section 2003.049. Utility Hearings
Section 2003.050. Procedural Rules
Section 2003.051. Role of Referring Agency
Section 2003.052. Handling of Complaints
Section 2003.053. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Section 2003.055. Effective Use of Technology