Ins. Code, § 21.5 · . GENERAL PROVISIONS
Ins. Code, § 21.5
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) “Administrative law bureau” or “administrative hearing bureau” means the unit within the Department of Insurance that provides administrative hearings.
(b) An administrative law judge appointed by the commissioner pursuant to civil service rules shall be employed within the administrative law bureau and shall not be supervised directly by the commissioner or supervised directly or indirectly by an employee in the legal branch of the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 709, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.
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- Official file
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