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A proceeding in which an administrative law judge hears and decides issues that arise when an administrative agency charges a person or a firm with an agency violation.

a federal, state, or local government agency established to perform a specific function

One who presides over an administrative agency hearing and has the power to administer oaths, take testimony, rule on questions of evidence, and make determinations of fact.

entire set of activities engaged in by administrative agencies while carrying out their rulemaking, enforcement, and adjudicative functions

A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials

A doctrine based on the U.S. Constitution, which has been construed to allow Congress to delegate some of its power to administrative agencies to make and implement laws.

A statute enacted by Congress that authorizes the creation of an administrative agency and specifies the name, composition, purpose, and powers of the agency being created.

In administrative law, the principle that a complaining party normally must have exhausted all available administrative remedies before seeking judicial review.

The final decision of an administrative agency on an issue. If no appeal is taken, or if the case is not reviewed or considered anew by the agency commission, the administrative law judge's initial order becomes the final order of the agency.

In the context of administrative law, an agency's disposition in a matter other than a rulemaking. An administrative law judge's initial order becomes final unless it is appealed.

A nonbinding rule or policy statement issued by an administrative agency that explains how it interprets and intends to apply the statutes it enforces.

A step in the rule-making process in which proposed rules are published in the Federal Register and made available for debate by the general public.

The process by which an administrative agency formally adopts a new regulation or amends an old one.