Section 710 – Required training.
Effective 7/1/2021 63A-17-710. Required training. (1) Each year that an administrative law judge receives a performance evaluation conducted by the division under this chapter, the administrative law judge shall complete the procedural fairness training program described in this section. (2) The division shall establish a procedural fairness training program that includes training on how an […]
Section 705 – Performance evaluation of administrative law judges.
Effective 7/1/2021 63A-17-705. Performance evaluation of administrative law judges. (1) The division shall prepare a performance evaluation for each administrative law judge contracted or employed by a state agency. (2) The performance evaluation for an administrative law judge shall include: (a) the results of the administrative law judge’s performance evaluations conducted by the employing agency […]
Section 706 – Performance surveys.
Effective 7/1/2021 63A-17-706. Performance surveys. (1) All administrative law judges shall be on a four-year staggered cycle for performance evaluations. (2) The performance survey shall include as respondents a sample of each of the following groups as applicable: (a) attorneys who have appeared before the administrative law judge as counsel; and (b) staff who have […]
Section 707 – Complaints.
Effective 7/1/2021 63A-17-707. Complaints. (1) A complaint against an administrative law judge shall be filed with the division. (2) Upon receipt of a complaint, the division shall conduct an investigation. (3) If the division’s investigation determines that the complaint is frivolous or without merit, it may dismiss it without further action. A complaint that merely […]
Section 708 – Administrative Law Judge Conduct Committee.
Effective 7/1/2021 63A-17-708. Administrative Law Judge Conduct Committee. (1) There is created the Administrative Law Judge Conduct Committee to investigate, review, and hear complaints filed against administrative law judges. (2) The committee shall be composed of: (a) the director, or the director’s designee, as chair; and (b) four executive directors, or their designees, of agencies […]
Section 709 – Procedure for review of complaint by conduct committee.
Effective 7/1/2021 63A-17-709. Procedure for review of complaint by conduct committee. (1) Upon a determination that a complaint requires further action, the director shall select four executive directors or their designees and convene the committee. The executive director of the agency that employs or contracts with the administrative law judge who is the subject of […]
Section 702 – Administrative law judges — Applicability — Destruction of evidence.
Effective 7/1/2021 63A-17-702. Administrative law judges — Applicability — Destruction of evidence. (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (2), the provisions of this part apply to an administrative law judge who conducts formal adjudicative proceedings. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the provisions of this part do not apply to an […]
Section 703 – Rulemaking authority.
Effective 7/1/2021 63A-17-703. Rulemaking authority. The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act: (1) establishing minimum performance standards for all administrative law judges; (2) providing procedures for filing, addressing, and reviewing complaints against administrative law judges; (3) providing standards for complaints against administrative law judges; (4) promulgating […]
Section 704 – Hiring of administrative law judges.
Effective 7/1/2021 63A-17-704. Hiring of administrative law judges. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (6), each administrative law judge hired on or after May 10, 2016, shall be hired in accordance with this section. (2) If an applicant for an administrative law judge position is selected for an interview in accordance with applicable law and […]