West Virginia Code 15A-9-3 – Jurisdiction of Office of Administrative Hearings
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Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the Office of Administrative Hearings has jurisdiction to hear and determine all:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 15A-9-3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1) Level one grievance proceedings for all divisions of the department, except for the State Police.
(2) Appeals from decisions or orders of the State Fire Commission, except as otherwise provided in §15A-10-9(b) of this code;
(3) Other matters for which a hearing examiner is necessary within the department or any division of the department; and
(4) Other matters which may be conferred upon the office by statute or legislatively approved rules.