Section 159.61 - Electronic Case Records Access(a) Electronic Document Repository. The case records for ALR proceedings at SOAH are available online through re:SearchTX, an electronic court records system approved by the Texas Supreme Court. This system serves as an official repository for SOAH case records.(b) Accuracy and Completeness of Records. The electronic records available through re:SearchTX are automatically updated with the filing or issuance of any new documents in the ALR proceeding through eFile Texas. Case records available through re:SearchTX may be relied upon in the same manner as an original or certified copy. The repository includes file stamped copies of all current case records, but does not necessarily include: (1) The electronic recording of the hearing;(2) Evidentiary exhibits in the form of audio or video recordings; and(3) The written transcript of the hearing, if any.(c) Access to Records. Users of re:SearchTX must establish an eFile Texas account or a re:SearchTX account. Access to ALR case records is determined by the security role assigned to the individual within eFile Texas for the particular case. To access ALR case records at SOAH through re:SearchTX, users must be properly designated within the eFile Texas system as one of the following: (1) A defendant who has used eFile Texas to file at least one document in the case and is listed as a party to the case;(2) Lead counsel for the case, with a Texas state bar number that is electronically linked with the case in eFile Texas; or(3) A member of lead counsel's eFile Texas firm profile, where lead counsel's Texas state bar number is electronically linked with the case in eFile Texas.(d) Attorney use of re:SearchTX. Attorneys shall establish access to re:SearchTX, and are expected to obtain and maintain a sufficient level of technical competency to monitor case activity and obtain their own case records through the use of eFileTexas and re:SearchTX for the ALR cases in which they are authorized to appear.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 159.61
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 31, August 2, 2024, TexReg 5761, eff. 8/4/2024