The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Agency--The Office of the Secretary of State. (2) APA--Administrative Procedure Act, Texas Government Code, §2001.01 et seq. (3) Complaint--The short and plain written statement by which an individual alleges that a person has violated or is violating a statute within the jurisdiction of the agency to regulate. (4) Contested case or hearing--A proceeding, including, but not limited to, ratemaking and licensing, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are to be determined by the agency after an opportunity for an adjudicative hearing. (5) Formal hearing--An adjudicative proceedings in accordance with these sections. (6) Hearings examiner--The administrative law judge assigned by the State Office of
Administrative Hearings to conduct a proceeding on matters within the agency's jurisdiction. All references to hearings examiner in these rules shall mean administrative law judge. (7) Motion--A written or oral request to the agency for a ruling made before, during, or after a contested case. (8) Office--The department, section, or division of the agency which supervises the regulation of the applicable statute. (9) Party--Each person with sufficient legal, economic, or other interest to be named or admitted as such by the agency to a contested case proceeding before the agency. (10) Person--Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization. (11) Pleading--A formal statement by a party or the agency containing their respective claims or defenses.
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