General Provisions
Known as the Administrative Procedure Act
The act spans §§ 11370–11370 (6 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 20 Cal. 4th 805 - Fukuda v. City of Angels (1999)
Most recently applied in 130 Cal. App. 4th 518 - McBride v. California Board of Accountancy (June 2005)
Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 324, Sec. 13.
(a) There is in the Department of General Services the Office of Administrative Hearings which is under the direction and control of an executive officer who shall be known as the director.
(b) The director shall have the same qualifications as administrative law judges, and shall be appointed by the Governor subject to the confirmation of the Senate.
(c) Any and all references in any law to the Office of Administrative Procedure shall be deemed to be the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.