The Board may enter into negotiated Agreed Orders with negotiated penalties when, in the Board's discretion, full hearing of the case is impractical, unnecessary, or not in the best interest of the State due to such factors as difficulties in pursuing discovery, risk of obtaining adequate evidence or proof, or the length of time accrued since the alleged violation and the possibility of stale evidence, and other similar considerations.

Source Note:The provisions of this §130.56 adopted to be effective July 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 5292; transferred effective September 1, 2017, as published in the Texas Register August 18, 2017, 42 TexReg 4145.