2016 Utah Code
Title 67 - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 19e - Administrative Law Judges
Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 5/10/2016
67-19e-102. Definitions.
In addition to the definitions found in Section 67-19-3, the following definitions apply to this chapter:

• (1)
  • (a) "Administrative law judge" means an individual who is employed or contracted by a state agency who:
    • (i) presides over or conducts formal administrative hearings on behalf of an agency;
    • (ii) has the power to administer oaths, rule on the admissibility of evidence, take testimony, evaluate evidence, and make determinations of fact; and
    • (iii) issues written orders, rulings, or final decisions on behalf of an agency.
  • (b) "Administrative law judge" does not mean:
    • (i) an individual who reviews an order or ruling of an administrative law judge; or
    • (ii) the executive director of a state agency.

• (2) "Committee" means the Administrative Law Judge Conduct Committee created in Section 67-19e-108.

• (3) "Department" means the Department of Human Resource Management created in Section 67-19-5.

• (4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

Amended by Chapter 237, 2016 General Session