Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 34 Administrative Law - Chapter 34.12 Office Of Administrative Hearings

34.12.010 Office created -- Conduct of hearings -- Chief administrative law judge, appointment, term, qualifications, removal
A state office of administrative hearings is hereby created. The office shall be independent of state administrative agencies and shall be responsible for impartial administration ...

34.12.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Office" means the office of administrative hearings. (2) "Administrative ...

34.12.030 Administrative law judges -- Appointment and contractual basis -- Clerical personnel -- Discipline and termination of administrative law judges -- Civil service -- Rules for operation of office
(1) The chief administrative law judge shall appoint administrative law judges to fulfill the duties prescribed in this chapter. All administrative law judges shall have ...

34.12.035 State patrol disciplinary hearings
The chief administrative law judge shall designate an administrative law judge to serve, as the need arises, as presiding officer in state patrol disciplinary hearings ...

34.12.036 Landlord-tenant proceedings
When requested by the attorney general, the chief administrative law judge shall assign an administrative law judge to conduct proceedings under Title 59 RCW.[2007 c ...

34.12.037 Human rights commission proceedings
When requested by the state human rights commission, the chief administrative law judge shall assign an administrative law judge to conduct proceedings under chapter 49.60 ...

34.12.038 Local government whistleblower proceedings
When requested by a local government, the chief administrative law judge shall assign an administrative law judge to conduct proceedings under chapter 42.41 RCW.[1992 c ...

34.12.039 Local government whistleblower proceedings -- Costs
Costs for the services of the office of administrative hearings for the initial twenty-four hours of services on a hearing under chapter 42.41 RCW shall ...

34.12.040 Hearings conducted by administrative law judges -- Criteria for assignment
Whenever a state agency conducts a hearing which is not presided over by officials of the agency who are to render the final decision, the ...

34.12.050 Administrative law judge -- Motion of prejudice against -- Request for assignment of
(1) Any party to a hearing being conducted under the provisions of this chapter (including the state agency, whether or not it is nominally a ...

34.12.060 Initial decision or proposal for decision -- Findings of fact and conclusions of law -- Inapplicability to state patrol disciplinary hearings
When an administrative law judge presides at a hearing under this chapter and a majority of the officials of the agency who are to render ...

34.12.070 Record of hearings
The chief administrative law judge may establish a method of making a record of all hearings and may employ or contract in order to implement ...

34.12.080 Procedural conduct of hearings -- Rules
All hearings shall be conducted in conformance with the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW. After consultation with affected agencies, the chief administrative law judge ...

34.12.090 Transfer of employees and equipment
(1) All state employees who have exclusively or principally conducted or presided over hearings for state agencies prior to July 1, 1982, shall be transferred ...

34.12.100 Salaries
The chief administrative law judge shall be paid a salary fixed by the governor after recommendation of the state committee on agency officials' salaries. The ...

34.12.110 Application of chapter
The creation of the office of administrative hearings and the transfer of duties and personnel under this chapter shall not affect the validity of any ...

34.12.120 Appointment of chief administrative law judge
The governor shall appoint the chief administrative law judge.[1989 c 175 § 35; 1981 c 67 § 12.]Notes: Effective date -- 1989 c 175: See ...

34.12.130 Administrative hearings revolving fund -- Created, purposes
The administrative hearings revolving fund is hereby created in the state treasury for the purpose of centralized funding, accounting, and distribution of the actual costs ...

34.12.140 Transfers and payments into revolving fund -- Limitation on employment security department payments -- Allotment by director of financial management -- Disbursements from fund by voucher
The amounts to be disbursed from the administrative hearings revolving fund from time to time shall be transferred thereto by the state treasurer from funds ...

34.12.150 Accounting procedures
The chief administrative law judge shall keep such records as are necessary to facilitate proper allocation of costs to funds and agencies served and the ...

34.12.160 Direct payments by agencies, when authorized
In cases where there are unanticipated demands for services of the office of administrative hearings or where there are insufficient funds on hand or available ...