If you have further questions, contact the telephone number listed on your Notice of Hearing. You may also contact one of our offices listed on the OAH Offices Directory if you do not have a Notice of Hearing. An administrative hearing is a legal proceeding designed to review a state or local agency decision before an impartial judge. Each party to an administrative hearing has a right to present and question witnesses, and to submit or challenge documents regarding the decision. The result of the proceeding is a decision to affirm, modify, or set aside the original agency decision.
Most hearings start out with a written request to the agency that made the original decision.
Some agencies have rules governing the form of a request for hearing. Remember to include a request for interpreter or appropriate accommodation in your request for a hearing. In most cases, after the request is received a hearing is scheduled and each party is served with a Notice identifying the time, date, and place for the hearing. An ALJ is also assigned to preside over the case. The hearing may be in person or by telephone.