home-page Serving North Carolina Citizens NC Office of Administrative Hearings An independent forum for prompt and impartial resolution of administrative law contested cases involving citizens and state agencies, investigation of alleged unlawful employment practices in state government, and codifying administrative rules. Learn more about NC OAH Serving North Carolina Citizens Civil Rights Division A forum for investigating allegations of employment and housing discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, retaliation, physical or mental handicaps, or family status, filed by citizens of North Carolina. Learn more about the Civil Rights Division Serving North Carolina Citizens Hearings Division A forum for an independent hearing before an administrative law judge when a dispute with a state agency involving a person's rights, duties or privileges cannot be resolved through informal procedures. Learn more about the Hearings Division Serving North Carolina Citizens Rules Division Performs legal analysis and administrative and technical work in the review, compilation, and publication of the NC Register and the NC Administrative Code; and provides administrative support and legal counsel to the Rules Review Commission. Learn more about the Rules Division Our Services Get help with Employment Discrimination Get help with Housing Discrimination Get help with a Contested Case Petition Get help with a Medicaid Recipient Appeal Find Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Decisions Find information for Rulemaking Coordinators PROCEDURAL RULES THAT APPLY TO CONTESTED CASES IN COUNTY COURTHOUSES Three of North Carolina’s Administrative Law Judges have chambers in county courthouses outside of Wake County. Judge Jonathan S. Dills is the resident administrative law judge in the High Point, Guilford County Courthouse. Judge Selina Malherbe is the resident administrative law judge in the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. Judge David F. Sutton is the resident administrative law judge in the Haywood County Courthouse. When contested cases are scheduled to be heard in these courthouses, the emergency crisis administrative orders and protocols issued by the Senior Resident Superior Court judges in those counties control. These orders and protocols supersede the directives issued by the Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Raleigh headquarters of the Office of Administrative Hearings. You may find a copy of the Administrative Orders governing those counties respectively at one of the following links: Guilford County, Haywood County and Mecklenburg County In addition, when contested cases are scheduled to be heard in any of North Carolina’s one hundred counties, the emergency crisis administrative orders and protocols of the respective Senior Resident Superior Court judge controls all aspects of the hearings in those county courthouses. These emergency orders can be found on the website of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts at the following link: https://www.nccourts.gov/locations NC Administrative Code Search by title, chapter or keyword NC Register Information relating to agency rulemaking, executive orders, contested case decisions and more OAH Office and Division Rules OAH - Administrative Rules Civil Rights Division – Administrative Rules Hearings Division – Administrative Rules Rules Division – Administrative Rules North Carolina Human Relations Commission The NC Human Relations Commission provides services and programs aimed at improving relationships among all citizens of the state, while seeking to ensure equal opportunities in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, recreation, education, justice and governmental services. Learn more about the NC HRC Rules Review Commission The Rules Review Commission (RRC) is the executive agency created by the General Assembly in 1986 and is charged with reviewing and approving rules adopted by state agencies. The statutory authority for the RRC is found in two places. The authority for the RRC itself is G.S. 143B-30.1 and following. The Commission’s substantive review procedures are set by the General Assembly and are codified in the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 150B, Articles 1 and 2A. Learn more about the RRC Periodic Review and Expiration of Existing Rules Periodic Review and Expiration of Existing Rules Meetings and Events Rules Review Commission 19 May RRC Meeting Agenda Raleigh, NC Public Meeting Human Relations Commission 26 May HRC Meeting Agenda Raleigh, NC Public Meeting Our Mission To serve the citizens of North Carolina with quality and efficiency by providing an independent forum for prompt and impartial resolution of administrative law contested cases involving citizens and state agencies; functioning as the State’s codifier, publisher, and reviewer of all administrative rules; and investigating alleged acts of unlawful discrimination in employment and housing. Director and Chief Administrative Law Judge Donald R. van der Vaart NCGS 150B Administrative Procedure Act NCGS 150B Administrative Procedure Act NCGS § 7A Establishment of OAH
home-page Serving North Carolina Citizens NC Office of Administrative Hearings An independent forum for prompt and impartial resolution of administrative law contested cases involving citizens and state agencies, investigation of alleged unlawful employment practices in state government, and codifying administrative rules. Learn more about NC OAH Serving North Carolina Citizens Civil Rights Division A forum for investigating allegations of employment and housing discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, retaliation, physical or mental handicaps, or family status, filed by citizens of North Carolina. Learn more about the Civil Rights Division Serving North Carolina Citizens Hearings Division A forum for an independent hearing before an administrative law judge when a dispute with a state agency involving a person's rights, duties or privileges cannot be resolved through informal procedures. Learn more about the Hearings Division Serving North Carolina Citizens Rules Division Performs legal analysis and administrative and technical work in the review, compilation, and publication of the NC Register and the NC Administrative Code; and provides administrative support and legal counsel to the Rules Review Commission. Learn more about the Rules Division Our Services Get help with Employment Discrimination Get help with Housing Discrimination Get help with a Contested Case Petition Get help with a Medicaid Recipient Appeal Find Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Decisions Find information for Rulemaking Coordinators PROCEDURAL RULES THAT APPLY TO CONTESTED CASES IN COUNTY COURTHOUSES Three of North Carolina’s Administrative Law Judges have chambers in county courthouses outside of Wake County. Judge Jonathan S. Dills is the resident administrative law judge in the High Point, Guilford County Courthouse. Judge Selina Malherbe is the resident administrative law judge in the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. Judge David F. Sutton is the resident administrative law judge in the Haywood County Courthouse. When contested cases are scheduled to be heard in these courthouses, the emergency crisis administrative orders and protocols issued by the Senior Resident Superior Court judges in those counties control. These orders and protocols supersede the directives issued by the Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Raleigh headquarters of the Office of Administrative Hearings. You may find a copy of the Administrative Orders governing those counties respectively at one of the following links: Guilford County, Haywood County and Mecklenburg County In addition, when contested cases are scheduled to be heard in any of North Carolina’s one hundred counties, the emergency crisis administrative orders and protocols of the respective Senior Resident Superior Court judge controls all aspects of the hearings in those county courthouses. These emergency orders can be found on the website of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts at the following link: https://www.nccourts.gov/locations NC Administrative Code Search by title, chapter or keyword NC Register Information relating to agency rulemaking, executive orders, contested case decisions and more OAH Office and Division Rules OAH - Administrative Rules Civil Rights Division – Administrative Rules Hearings Division – Administrative Rules Rules Division – Administrative Rules North Carolina Human Relations Commission The NC Human Relations Commission provides services and programs aimed at improving relationships among all citizens of the state, while seeking to ensure equal opportunities in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, recreation, education, justice and governmental services. Learn more about the NC HRC Rules Review Commission The Rules Review Commission (RRC) is the executive agency created by the General Assembly in 1986 and is charged with reviewing and approving rules adopted by state agencies. The statutory authority for the RRC is found in two places. The authority for the RRC itself is G.S. 143B-30.1 and following. The Commission’s substantive review procedures are set by the General Assembly and are codified in the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 150B, Articles 1 and 2A. Learn more about the RRC Periodic Review and Expiration of Existing Rules Periodic Review and Expiration of Existing Rules Meetings and Events Rules Review Commission 19 May RRC Meeting Agenda Raleigh, NC Public Meeting Human Relations Commission 26 May HRC Meeting Agenda Raleigh, NC Public Meeting Our Mission To serve the citizens of North Carolina with quality and efficiency by providing an independent forum for prompt and impartial resolution of administrative law contested cases involving citizens and state agencies; functioning as the State’s codifier, publisher, and reviewer of all administrative rules; and investigating alleged acts of unlawful discrimination in employment and housing. Director and Chief Administrative Law Judge Donald R. van der Vaart NCGS 150B Administrative Procedure Act NCGS 150B Administrative Procedure Act NCGS § 7A Establishment of OAH
