1. (a) Where authorized, required or permitted by statute or rule, a Request for Production and/or any tangible/documentary evidence required to be served by the defendant on the department must be served on the department by one of the following methods:

   1. (1) by first class mail, or by certified mail where required, addressed to Director of Hearings, ALR Program, Post Office Box 15327, Austin, Texas 78761-5327;
   2. (2) by telephonic document transfer (fax) to (512) 706-7171 prior to December 4, 1995, and to (512) 424-7171, December 4, 1995, and following;
   3. (3) by hand delivery, delivered during regular business hours directly to the Legal Services Department at the headquarters of the Department of Public Safety, Main Building, 5805 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78752;
   4. (4) by courier receipted delivery through a commercial overnight express delivery service to the Department of Public Safety, Main Building, 5805 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78752.
2. (b) This section does not authorize or confer any discovery rights on a defendant.

Source Note:The provisions of this §17.16 adopted to be effective October 31, 1995, 20 TexReg 8455.