§ 27720 The board of supervisors of any county may establish the office of …
§ 27721 When a state law or local ordinance provides that a hearing be held …
§ 27722 (a) If the hearing officer is authorized to decide a matter upon …
§ 27723 The local body may, but need not be present during the proceeding.
§ 27724 Any county hearing officer, or any deputy or assistant hearing …
§ 27725 Any other local public entity may contract with the county to employ …
§ 27726 Such contracting entity is authorized to conduct its hearings in …
§ 27727 Any county or other local public entity may contract with the Office …
§ 27728 The provisions of this chapter provide an alternative to, and do not …

Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 3 > Division 2 > Part 3 > Chapter 14 - Hearing Officer

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.