Opinion No.

The Honorable Shelia Bailey Taylor Chief Administrative Law Judge State Office of Administrative Hearings Post Office Box 13025 Austin, Texas 7871 1-3025

Re: Whether the State Office of Administrative Hearings is required to furnish a free transcript in an administrative driver's license suspension appeal (RQ-0522-GA)

Dear Judge Taylor:

You ask whether the State Office of Administrative Hearings ("SOAH") is required to furnish a free transcript in an administrative driver's license suspension appeal.1

SOAH "is a state agency created to serve as an independent forum for the conduct of adjudicative…