CHAPTER 41: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

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CHAPTER 41 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
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CHAPTER 41 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

• Learning Objectives
• Role of Administrative Agencies
• Nature of Administrative Agencies
• Rulemaking Function
• Enforcement Function
• Adjudicatory Function
• Judicial Review of Agency Actions
• Public Access to Agency Information

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ROLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

1. Separation of Powers Doctrine and the
   Administrative Agency
2. Fourth Branch
3. Contributions of Agencies
4. Administrative Law law associated with
   administrative agencies.

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NATURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

• Purposes
• Protection
• Proficiency
• Certainty
• Information

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NATURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

• Conceptual Framework
• Power of Agencies
• Enabling Statute
• Administrative Procedure Act
• Types of Administrative Agencies
• Executive Agency
• Independent Agency

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THE RULEMAKING FUNCTION

• Types of Rules
• Types of Legislative Rulemaking
• Formal Rulemaking
• Informal Rulemaking
• Hybrid Rulemaking

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THE ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION

• Investigative Powers
• Inspections
• Subpoenas
• Constitutional Protections
• Right to a Jury
• Search Warrants Modified Warrant Concept
• Self-Incrimination

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THE ADJUDICATORY FUNCTION

1. Elemental Aspects
2. Formal Adjudication
3. Role of the Administrative Law Judge

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JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AGENCY ACTIONS

• Basic Requirements
• Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
• Standing
• Legal Foundations for Administrative Review
• Scope of Judicial Review
• De novo test
• Substantial evidence test
• Arbitrary and capricious test

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PUBLIC ACCESS TO AGENY INFORMATION

• Rationale for Legislation
• Examples
• Freedom of Information Act
• Privacy Act
• Sunshine Act

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CHAPTER 41 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW