§ 7A-759 – Role as deferral agency.
7A-759. Role as deferral agency. (a) The Office of Administrative Hearings is designated to serve as the State’s deferral agency for cases deferred by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to the Office of Administrative Hearings as provided in Section 706 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-5, the Age Discrimination in Employment […]
§ 7A-760 – Number and status of employees; staff assignments.
7A-760. Number and status of employees; staff assignments; role of State Human Resources Commission. (a) The number of administrative law judges and employees of the Office of Administrative Hearings shall be established by the General Assembly. The Chief Administrative Law Judge and five employees of the Office of Administrative Hearings as designated by the Chief […]
§ 7A-761 – North Carolina Human Relations Commission.
7A-761. North Carolina Human Relations Commission. (a) There is hereby created the North Carolina Human Relations Commission of the Civil Rights Division of the Office of Administrative Hearings. The North Carolina Human Relations Commission shall have the following functions and duties: (1) To study problems concerning human relations; (2) To promote equality of opportunity for […]
§ 7A-750 – Creation; status; purpose.
7A-750. Creation; status; purpose. There is created an Office of Administrative Hearings. The Office of Administrative Hearings is an independent, quasi-judicial agency under Article III, Sec. 11 of the Constitution and, in accordance with Article IV, Sec. 3 of the Constitution, has such judicial powers as may be reasonably necessary as an incident to the […]
§ 7A-751 – Agency head; powers and duties; salaries of Chief Administrative Law Judge and other administrative law judges.
7A-751. Agency head; powers and duties; salaries of Chief Administrative Law Judge and other administrative law judges. (a) The head of the Office of Administrative Hearings is the Chief Administrative Law Judge, who shall serve as Director of the Office. The Chief Administrative Law Judge has the powers and duties conferred on that position by […]
§ 7A-752 – Chief Administrative Law Judge; appointments; vacancy.
7A-752. Chief Administrative Law Judge; appointments; vacancy. The Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings shall be appointed by the Chief Justice for a term of office of four years. The first Chief Administrative Law Judge shall be appointed as soon as practicable for a term to begin on the day of […]
§ 7A-753 – Additional administrative law judges; appointment; specialization.
7A-753. Additional administrative law judges; appointment; specialization. The Chief Administrative Law Judge shall appoint additional administrative law judges to serve in the Office of Administrative Hearings in such numbers as the General Assembly provides. No person shall be appointed or designated an administrative law judge except as provided in this Article. The Chief Administrative Law […]
§ 7A-754 – Qualifications; standards of conduct; removal.
7A-754. Qualifications; standards of conduct; removal. Only persons duly authorized to practice law in the General Court of Justice shall be eligible for appointment as the Director and chief administrative law judge or as an administrative law judge in the Office of Administrative Hearings. The Chief Administrative Law Judge and the administrative law judges shall […]
§ 7A-755 – Expenses reimbursed.
7A-755. Expenses reimbursed. The Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings and all administrative law judges shall be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses at the rates allowed to State officers and employees by G.S. 138-6(a). (1985, c. 746, s. 2; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1022, s. 6(2); 1987 (Reg. Sess., […]
§ 7A-756 – Power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas.
7A-756. Power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas. The chief administrative law judge and all administrative law judges in the Office of Administrative Hearings may, in connection with any pending or potential contested case under Chapter 150B: (1) Administer oaths and affirmations; (2) Sign and issue subpoenas in the name of the Office of Administrative […]