| (a) This chapter applies to contested hearings before
SOAH concerning administrative suspension, denial, or disqualification
of drivers' licenses under the Administrative License Revocation (ALR)
Program governed by Texas Transportation Code, Chapters 522, 524,
and 724.
(b) These regulations shall be construed to ensure
the fair and expeditious determination of every action.
(c) These rules shall supplement the procedures required
by law. To the extent that any provisions of these rules that are
necessary to expedite the hearings process conflict with Texas Government
Code, Chapter 2001, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.
(d) When procedural issues arising under Texas Transportation
Code, Chapters 522, 524, and 724 cannot be resolved by reference to
this chapter, the APA, and applicable case law, then the presiding
judge will consider and apply SOAH's Rules of Procedure in Chapter
155 of this title, and/or the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (TRCP)
as interpreted and construed by Texas case law, and persuasive authority
established in other forums.
(e) An ALR hearing under this chapter is a civil administrative
proceeding that is separate and independent from any criminal court
proceedings relating to the same arrest.
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