(a) A Petition to Suspend License may be dismissed for want of prosecution:
- (1) if the petition has been on file with the coordinator for more than one calendar year and has not been finally adjudicated within that time; or
- (2) on failure of any party seeking affirmative relief to appear for any hearing of which the party had notice.
- (b) The coordinator shall send notice of the administrative law judge's intent to dismiss to each party who has entered an appearance or to their representative of record.
- (c) The administrative law judge shall dismiss the petition without prejudice on the date stated in the notice of intent to dismiss unless a party requests a hearing and shows good cause for the case to be maintained on the docket.
Source Note:The provisions of this §55.216 adopted to be effective June 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 5825; amended to be effective March 5, 2008, 33 TexReg 1761.