Chapter 15: The Regulatory Process

An organization, usually a part of the executive branch of government, that is created to serve a specific purpose as authorized by the legislative branch. An agency's function usually is characterized as quasi-legislative or quasi-judical

The legal principles involved in the workings of administrative agencies within the regulatory process

The individual employed by an administrative agency who is in charge of hearing the initial presentations in a quasi-judicial case

The sanction that may be issued by administrative agency to prevent a party violating the law

Any court or regulatory order to which the opposing party agrees: a contract of the parties entered upon the record with the approval and sanction of a court

A concept used in administrative law that requires any party to an administrative proceeding to give the administrative agency every opportunity to resolve the dispute before appealing to the court systems

An individual who is responsible for coordinating all law-related issues, such as the quasi-judicial hearings in administrative agencies. This term is also used to describe the principal lawyer of a company

Status of exemption from lawsuits or other legal obligation

A doctrine used by reviewing courts to determine whether a case is properly before the courts or whether it should be heard by an administrative agency first since such an agency might have expertise superior to the courts'

Administrative actions involving factual determinations and the discretionary application of rules and regulations

The term describes the rule-making functions of administrative agencies