Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-15. Qualifications of administrative law judges
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Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an administrative law judge employed by the office must be:
(2) an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.
(1) a citizen of Indiana; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-15
- administrative law judge: means an individual who presides over an administrative proceeding that results in a finding of fact determining the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party after an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing. See Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-3
- 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
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- office: means the office of administrative law proceedings established by section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-6
(b) An individual who does not meet the requirement under subsection (a)(2) but who served as an administrative law judge for an agency in Indiana before May 1, 2019, may be employed by the office as an administrative law judge.
As added by P.L.205-2019, SEC.4.