Any county or other local public entity may contract with the Office of Administrative Hearings of the State of California, and the office is hereby authorized to contract for services for an administrative law judge or a hearing officer to conduct proceedings pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. Gov. Code § 27727
Hearing Officer
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 27 Cal. 4th 1017 - Haas v. County of San Bernardino (2002)
Most recently applied in Department of Health Care Services v. Office of Administrative Hearings (November 2016)
Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 324, Sec. 26.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.