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Chapter 6 Administrative
Agencies
Twomey JenningsAnderson’s Business Law and the Legal Environment, Comprehensive 20e
Anderson’s Business Law and the Legal Environment, Standard 20eBusiness Law: Principles for Today’s Commercial Environment 2e
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Nature of the Administrative Agency
• Purpose and Uniqueness of Administrative Agencies.
• Open Operation of Administrative Agencies.– Open Records: FOIA.
– Open Meetings: Sunshine Act.
– Public Agency Guidelines.
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The Administrative Chain of Command
We, the People
Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch
The Administrative AgencyExecutive FunctionLegislative Function
Judicial Function
Limited Review
Appeal
We, the People
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Legislative Power of the Agency
• Agency’s Regulations as Law.
• Agency Adoption of Regulations.– Congressional Enabling Act (example:
EEOC).
– Proposed Regulations.• Federal Register Act in Federal Register.
– Proposed Comment Period.
– Options After Comments.
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Enabling act
Study
Draft of Rules
Publication of Proposed Rules
Public Comment, then…
Rules Modified and RepublishedOR
Rules AdoptedOR
Rules Modified, then Adopted
Executive Power of the Agency
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Executive Power of the Agency
• Enforcement or Execution of the Law.• Constitutional Limitations on Administrative
Investigation.– Inspection of Premises: possible when danger is
great and business is highly regulated (liquor).– Aerial Inspection.– Production of Papers.– Compliance Verification.
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Judicial Power of the Agency
• Agency as a Specialized Court.– Beginning Enforcement: either private
individual or agency may file complaint.
• Administrative Hearing.– Due Process (Notice and Hearing).
– Informal Settlements / Consent Decrees.
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Judicial Power of the Agency
• Civil Penalties.
• Cease and Desist Orders.
• Exhaustion of Administrative Remedy.
• Appeals.– Fact and/or Law issues.
– Beyond the Jurisdiction of the Agency.
– Arbitrary and Capricious.