Sec. 12. An administrative law judge who:
(1) comments publicly, except as to hearing schedules or procedures, about pending or impending proceedings; or
(2) engages in financial or business dealings that tend to:
(A) reflect adversely on the administrative law judge's impartiality;
(B) interfere with the proper performance of the administrative law judge's duties;
(C) exploit the administrative law judge's position; or
(D) involve the administrative law judge in frequent financial or business dealings with attorneys or other persons who are likely to come before the administrative law judge;
is subject to disqualification. A violation of this section is subject to the sanctions under sections 36 and 37 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.18-1986, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 4. State Offices and Administration
Article 21.5. Administrative Orders and Procedures
Chapter 3. Adjudicative Proceedings
4-21.5-3-1. Service of Process; Notice by Publication
4-21.5-3-3. Notice of Orders; Additional Proceedings; Effectiveness; Stays
4-21.5-3-7. Review; Petition; Denial of Petition; Preliminary Hearing
4-21.5-3-8. Sanctions; Temporary Orders
4-21.5-3-10. Disqualification of Administrative Law Judge
4-21.5-3-11. Ex Parte Communications; Violations
4-21.5-3-12. Administrative Law Judge; Prohibited Acts; Disqualification
4-21.5-3-13. Disqualification; Involvement in Preadjudicative Stage
4-21.5-3-14. Record; Hearing on Motion; Burden of Proof; Standard of Review
4-21.5-3-15. Participation in Proceeding
4-21.5-3-17. Opportunity to File Documents; Copies
4-21.5-3-18. Prehearing Conference; Notice
4-21.5-3-20. Hearing; Time and Place; Notice
4-21.5-3-21. Petition for Intervention
4-21.5-3-22. Administrative Orders; Enforcement
4-21.5-3-24. Default or Dismissal
4-21.5-3-25. Conduct of Hearing; Procedure
4-21.5-3-26. Conduct of Hearing; Evidence
4-21.5-3-27. Final Orders; Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
4-21.5-3-27.5. Attorney's Fees
4-21.5-3-28. Final Order; Authority to Issue; Proceedings
4-21.5-3-29. Orders From Other Than Ultimate Authority; Review by Ultimate Authority; Objections
4-21.5-3-30. Review by Another Agency
4-21.5-3-31. Modification of Final Order
4-21.5-3-32. Final Orders; Public Inspection; Indexing; Deletions; Precedent
4-21.5-3-34. Informal Procedures; Rules; Final Orders
4-21.5-3-35. Additional Procedural Rights; Rules