1. (a) Except as set forth herein, hearings on appeals under Government Code § 11380 are governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, chapters 4, 4.5, and 5 (commencing with Government Code § 11370), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code.

2. (b) The following definitions apply in these regulations:

   1. (1) “Agency” includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission, pursuant to Government Code section 11000.
   2. (2) “Agency head” means a person or body in which the ultimate legal authority of an agency is vested, and includes a person or body to which the power to act is delegated pursuant to authority to delegate the agency's power to hear and decide.
   3. (3) “ALJ” means an administrative law judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings.
   4. (4) “Appellant” means the business filing the appeal and is the same as the respondent for purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act.
   5. (5) “Office” means the Office of Administrative Hearings where the appeal is filed and the hearing is held or the documents are reviewed.
   6. (6) “Presiding Judge” means the Presiding Judge of the regional office of the Office of Administrative Hearings.
3. (c) As used in these regulations, words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular, unless the context otherwise requires.

Note: Authority cited: Section 11380(b), Government Code. Reference: Sections 11380, 14773 and 14775, Government Code.

History

1. New section filed 9-2-97; operative 10-2-97 (Register 97, No. 36).

2. Change without regulatory effect adding new article 1 heading (sections 1100-1114) filed 10-16-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 42).