Sec. 8.5. (a) After June 30, 2020, this section does not apply to an agency that is subject to the jurisdiction of the office of administrative law proceedings.
(b) An agency may share an administrative law judge with another agency:
(1) to avoid bias, prejudice, interest in the outcome, or another conflict of interest;
(2) if a party requests a change of administrative law judge;
(3) to ease scheduling difficulties; or
(4) for another good cause.
An agency may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this subsection.
(c) To the extent practicable, an administrative law judge must have expertise in the area of law being adjudicated.
(d) An agency shall post on the agency's Internet web site the:
(1) name;
(2) salary and other remuneration; and
(3) relevant professional experience;
of every person who serves as an administrative law judge for the agency.
As added by P.L.72-2014, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.205-2019, SEC.8.
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