Section 361.0831 - Ex Parte Contacts Prohibited(a) Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law, or unless permitted by Section 2001.061, Government Code, a hearings examiner may not communicate, directly or indirectly, with any employee of the commission, any commissioner, or any party to a hearing conducted by the commission in connection with any issue of fact or law pertaining to a contested case in which the commission or party is involved.(b) Except for communications allowed under Subsection (a), an employee of the commission, a commissioner, or a party to a hearing conducted by the commission may not attempt to influence the finding of facts or the application of law or rules by a hearings examiner except by proper evidence, pleadings, and legal argument with notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.(c) If a prohibited contact is made, the hearings examiner shall notify all parties with a summary of that contact and notice of their opportunity to respond and shall give all parties an opportunity to respond.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0831
Amended By Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(56), eff. 9/1/1995Amended By Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 106, Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/1995.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 177, Sec. 1, eff. 5/17/1993Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 296, Sec. 1.08, eff. 6/7/1991.