(a) The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code, Chapter 2001 (the "APA"), unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
  (1) Contested case;
  (2) License;
  (3) Licensing;
  (4) Party;
  (5) Person; and
  (6) State agency.
(b) The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Act or Securities Act or Texas Securities Act--The Securities Act, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, Article 581-1 et seq., as amended.
  (2) APA--The Administrative Procedure Act, Texas Government Code, Title 10, Chapter 2001, as amended.
  (3) Commissioner or Securities Commissioner--The State Securities Commissioner for the State of Texas.
  (4) SOAH--The State Office of Administrative Hearings.
  (5) SOAH Rules of Procedure--The procedural rules of the State Office of Administrative Hearings, described in 1 TAC Chapter 155, as amended.
  (6) Staff--Personnel of the Securities Board, excluding the members of the Board, the Securities Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, and the Commissioner's Representative or any designee thereof responsible for assisting or advising members of the Board, the Securities Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner.

Source Note: The provisions of this §105.2 adopted to be effective April 3, 2012, 37 TexReg 2165