No member or employee of an agency assigned to participate in any way in the rendering of a case decision shall discuss or communicate, directly or indirectly, respecting any issue of fact or law with any person or party, except upon notice to and opportunity for all parties to participate. This section shall not apply to communications required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law or to communications by and among members of an agency, the agency’s staff and the agency’s attorney.

60 Del. Laws, c. 585, § ?1; 62 Del. Laws, c. 301, § ?2;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 10129

  • Agency: means any authority, department, instrumentality, commission, officer, board or other unit of the state government authorized by law to make regulations, decide cases or issue licenses. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 10102
  • case decision: means any agency proceeding or determination that a named party as a matter of past or present fact, or of threatened or contemplated private action, is or is not in violation of a law or regulation, or is or is not in compliance with any existing requirement for obtaining a license or other right or benefit. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 10102
  • Party: means each person or agency named or admitted in an agency proceeding as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party to an agency proceeding. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 10102
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