(a) Where authorized, required, or permitted by statute or rule, a Request for Production, Maintenance and Repair records, 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) by first-class mail, or by certified mail where required, addressed to Director of Hearings, ALR Program, Box 15327, Austin, Texas 78761-5327;
  (2) by telephonic document transfer (fax) to (512) 424-7171, to the attention of the Director of Hearings, ALR Program;
  (3) by hand delivery, during regular business hours, directly to the Director of Hearings, ALR Program, Driver License Division, Department of Public Safety, Main Building, 5805 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78752-0300.
  (4) by courier receipted delivery through a commercial overnight express delivery service to the Director of Hearings, ALR Program, Driver License Division, Department of Public Safety, Main Building, 5805 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78752-0300.
(b) This section does not authorize or confer any discovery rights on a person or entity.
(c) Any request for the appearance of the "breath test operator and/or breath test technical supervisor" at the ALR hearing, pursuant to Texas Transportation Code, §524.039(a), must be made by one of the methods set forth in paragraph (a) of this section and must be received by the department at least five days prior to the scheduled hearing date.

Source Note: The provisions of this §17.16 adopted to be effective August 19, 1999, 24 TexReg 6310; amended to be effective March 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 2042