A formal proceeding with one or more legal issues to be agreed upon or determined. Source:
State Law
California
means the hearing at which a question under this code arises, and not some earlier or later hearing California Evidence Code 145
Hawaii
means a proceeding conducted by the district court pursuant to § 291D-8 at which the person to whom a notice of traffic infraction or notice of emergency period infraction was issued either admits to the infraction, contests the notice of traffic infraction or notice of emergency period infraction, or admits to the traffic infraction or emergency period infraction but offers an explanation to mitigate the monetary assessment imposed Hawaii Revised Statutes 291D-2
means any meeting in the course of an investigatory proceeding, other than a preliminary conference or interview at which no testimony is taken under oath, conducted by an investigating committee for the purpose of taking testimony or receiving other evidence Hawaii Revised Statutes 21-2
Kentucky
means any type of formal adjudicatory proceeding conducted by an agency as required or permitted by statute or regulation to adjudicate the legal rights, duties, privileges, or immunities of a named person Kentucky Statutes 13B.010
Louisiana
means any person who has average to above hearing levels Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:2351
Minnesota
means the evidentiary hearing conducted by the department human services judge to resolve disputes as specified in section 256J Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
New Hampshire
means a hearing open to the public;
XV New Hampshire Revised Statutes 356-A:1
means the receipt and consideration by the department of evidence or argument, or both, in accordance with this chapter and other applicable law, and includes:
(A) Conducting trial-type evidentiary hearings;
(B) Directing the filing of exhibits, affidavits, memoranda or briefs;
(C) Directing the delivery of oral argument; or
(D) Any combination of these or similar methods New Hampshire Revised Statutes 421-B:1-102
the opportunity for the submission of either written or oral comments, or the submission of both written and oral comments New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-C:2
Utah
means a formal adjudicative proceeding conducted by the board under the board’s procedural rules Utah Code 40-8-4
means a proceeding conducted by the commission Utah Code 34A-6-103
means a proceeding held in accordance with generally accepted principles of due process and administrative law in which definite issues of fact or of law are tried before a hearing body, and in which proceeding evidence is presented and witnesses heard, and in which the party against whom the proceedings are held has a right to:

(1)  appear with or without counsel to present evidence, confront and cross-examine witnesses, or subpoena witnesses; and

(2)  obtain a decision based solely upon evidence presented to the hearing body in the presence of both parties or representatives of both parties, recognizing that presence is satisfied if a party has been given a reasonable opportunity to attend, even if the party fails to do so Utah Code 53E-6-601
means a proceeding in which evidence, which may include oral testimony, or argument relevant to a protest is presented to a protest officer in connection with the protest officer’s determination of an issue of fact or law or both Utah Code 63G-6a-1601.5
Virginia
means agency processes other than those informational or factual inquiries of an informal nature provided in §§ 2 Virginia Code 2.2-4001
West Virginia
means any meeting in the course of an investigatory proceeding, other than an interrogation at which no testimony is taken under oath, conducted by a hearing board for the purpose of taking or inducing testimony or receiving evidence West Virginia Code 8-14A-1, West Virginia Code 7-14C-1