1. (a) Formal contested case hearings will be conducted for the Board by the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), as authorized by Texas Civil Statutes, Government Code, Title 10, Chapter 2003. Hearings will be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the rules and regulations of the SOAH, and the Regulation of the Practice of Landscape Architecture (the Act) and the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners' Rules and Regulations.
2. (b) An administrative law judge (judge) assigned to the SOAH will perform the duties and responsibilities as described in this subchapter (relating to Hearings--Contested Cases).
3. (c) The judge shall consider any applicable Board rules and policies in conducting the hearing. If there is any conflict between the rules of the SOAH and these Board rules, these rules will control unless otherwise specifically stated in the SOAH rules. This subsection does not apply if the rules of the Board are contrary to or are otherwise precluded by statutory or other controlling law, including Texas Civil Statutes, Government Code, Title 10, Chapter 2003.

Source Note:The provisions of this §3.231 adopted to be effective September 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 8676.