Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, the office has jurisdiction over all administrative proceedings concerning agency administrative actions under:

(1) IC 4-21.5; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-12

  • agency: means an authority, board, branch, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, office, service, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. See Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-4
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • office: means the office of administrative law proceedings established by section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-6
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) any other statute that requires or allows the office to take action.

     (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the office is the ultimate authority in any administrative proceeding under its jurisdiction. Judicial review under IC 4-21.5 shall be taken directly from a final decision of the office.

     (c) The office is not the ultimate authority if:

(1) a particular agency or agency action is exempted under Indiana law; or

(2) an agency is required by federal mandate, as a condition of federal funding, to conduct or render a final order in an adjudication.

As added by P.L.205-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.128-2024, SEC.3.