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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-22 (2026)

Settlement; contested case

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(a) It is the policy of this State that any dispute between an agency and another person that involves the person's rights, duties, or privileges, including licensing or the levy of a monetary penalty, should be settled through informal procedures. In trying to reach a settlement through informal procedures, the agency may not conduct a proceeding at which sworn testimony is taken and witnesses may be cross-examined.

(b) If the agency and the other person do not agree to a resolution of the dispute through informal procedures, either the agency or the person may commence an administrative proceeding to determine the person's rights, duties, or privileges, at which time the dispute becomes a "contested case." A party or person aggrieved shall not be required to petition an agency for rule making or to seek or obtain a declaratory ruling before commencing a contested case pursuant to G.S. 150B-23.

(c) This section applies to agencies covered under both this Article and Article 3A of this Chapter.  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1022, s. 1(11); 1991, c. 418, s. 16; 2019-140, s. 2(a); 2025-25, s. 29(6); 2025-94, s. 15.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 44 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Carillon Assisted Living, LLC v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 623 S.E.2d 629 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006).
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Carillon Assisted Living, LLC v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 623 S.E.2d 629 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 23× “This settlement authority is precisely the legislative purpose of N.C. Gen.Stat. § 150B-22. Respondents properly exercised their statutory authorities to settle the case.”
Empire Power Co. v. N. C. Dep't of Env't, 447 S.E.2d 768 (N.C. 1994). · cites it 9× “” N.C.G.S. § 150B-22 (1991). A contested case shall be commenced by filing a petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings and .”
Dep't of Transp. v. Blue, 556 S.E.2d 609 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “If the agency and the other person do not agree to a resolution of the dispute through informal procedures, either the agency or the person may commence an administrative proceeding to determine the person’s rights, *605 duties, or privileges, at which time the dispute becomes a…”
Ocean Hill Jt. Venture v. North Carolina Dep't of Env't, Health & Nat. Resources, 426 S.E.2d 274 (N.C. 1993). · cites it 6× “The issuance, by the agency, of a notice of civil penalty is not the institution of an action or proceeding in a court.”
Vass v. Comprehensive Major Med. Plan, 379 S.E.2d 26 (N.C. 1989). · cites it 6× “’ ” N.C.G.S. § 150B-22 (1987). The Court of Appeals then ordered this civil action remanded to the trial court to be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, apparently on the theory that by failing to initiate such an administrative proceeding to determine his rights,…”
Mooresville Hosp. Mgmt. Assocs., Inc. v. North Carolina Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 611 S.E.2d 431 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 8× “Alleged Errors under the CON Act Lake Norman alternatively asserts the procedure used by DHHS in approving the hospital settlement and issuing the CON for the hospital project violated several provisions of the CON Act.”
Powell v. North Carolina Dep't of Transp., 499 S.E.2d 180 (N.C. 1998). · cites it 6× “N.C.G.S. § 150B-22 (1995). Contested case hearings are conducted by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) and are heard by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).”
Jackson v. North Carolina Dep't of Human Resources Div. of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, & Substance Abuse Servs., 505 S.E.2d 899 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-22 (1991); Empire Power Co.”
North Carolina Forestry Ass'n v. North Carolina Dep't of Env't & Nat. Resources, 588 S.E.2d 880 (N.C. 2003). · cites it 3× “” N.C.G.S. § 150B-22 (2001). A contested case is intended “to determine the person’s rights, duties, or privileges.”
Walker v. North Carolina Coastal Resources Comm'n, 476 S.E.2d 138 (N.C. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 5× “Petitioners consequently commenced this action 9 May 1990 by filing two Petitions for Contested Case Hearings with the Office of *4 Administrative Hearings pursuant to the former N.C.G.S. § 150B-22 et. seq. Id. at 853, 433 S.”
Lee Ray Bergman Real Est. Rentals v. North Carolina Fair Hous. Ctr., 568 S.E.2d 883 (N.C. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-22 (2001) (emphasis added).”
Swauger v. Univ. of N.C. at Charlotte, 817 S.E.2d 434 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018). “02 allows a former State employee to file a contested case with the OAH pursuant to the procedures set forth in Sections 150B-22 through 150B-37. N.C. Gen.”
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— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-22(a) — 4 cases
McFadyen v. New Hanover Cty. (N.C. Ct. App. 2020).
McFadyen v. New Hanover Cty. (N.C. Ct. App. 2020).
Cedarbrook Residential Ctr., Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs. (N.C. 2022).
Cedarbrook Residential Ctr., Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs. (N.C. 2022).
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-22(b) — 2 cases
Bradley Home v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs. (N.C. 2026).
Hawhee v. Wake Cnty. (N.C. Ct. App. 2024).
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