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administrative agencies
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- the boards, bureaus, commissions, and organizations that make up the governmental bureaucracy
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quasi - legislative
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- an agency can issue rules (regulations) that have the impact of laws
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quasi-judicial
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- agencies can make decisions like a court
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cease and disist order
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- an agency may order that a violator stop (cease) the objectionable activity and refrain (desist) from any further similar violations
- these orders can be punishable by fines up to 10,000 per day
- these orders can be punishable by fines up to 10,000 per day
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consent order
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- many cases before agencies are settled by agreement before a final decision
- this order requires that the organization or individual accused admit to the jurisdiction of the agency and waive all rights to seek a judicial review
- this order requires that the organization or individual accused admit to the jurisdiction of the agency and waive all rights to seek a judicial review
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general counsel
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- the chief law officer and legal advisor
- represents the agency in court and often makes the decision to file suit or pursue other remedies
- represents the agency in court and often makes the decision to file suit or pursue other remedies
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administrative law judges
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- perform the adjudicative fact-finding functions
- they are protected from liability for damages based on their decisions (immunity)
- they are protected from liability for damages based on their decisions (immunity)
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exhaustion of remedies
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- a court-created rule that limits when courts can review administrative decisions
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primary jurisdiction
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- when a claim is originally filed in the courts
- similar to exhaustion of remedies
- similar to exhaustion of remedies