§ 7A-750. Creation; status; purpose. - North Carolina Statutes

SUBCHAPTER XII.ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.

Article 60.

Office of Administrative Hearings.

§ 7A‑750.  Creation; status; purpose.

There is created an Office of Administrative Hearings. The Office ofAdministrative Hearings is an independent, quasi‑judicial agency underArticle III, Sec. 11 of the Constitution and, in accordance with Article IV,Sec. 3 of the Constitution, has such judicial powers as may be reasonablynecessary as an incident to the accomplishment of the purposes for which it iscreated. The Office of Administrative Hearings is established to ensure thatadministrative decisions are made in a fair and impartial manner to protect thedue process rights of citizens who challenge administrative action and toprovide a source of independent administrative law judges to conductadministrative hearings in contested cases in accordance with Chapter 150B ofthe General Statutes and thereby prevent the commingling of legislative,executive, and judicial functions in the administrative process. It shall alsomaintain dockets and records of contested cases and shall codify and publishall administrative rules. (1985, c. 746, s. 2; 1991, c. 103, s. 1; 2000‑190, s. 2.)