Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 183.605 (2026)

Office of Administrative Hearings

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      183.605 Office of Administrative Hearings. (1) The Office of Administrative Hearings is established within the Employment Department. The office shall be managed by the chief administrative law judge appointed under ORS 183.610. The office shall make administrative law judges available to agencies under ORS 183.605 to 183.690. Administrative law judges assigned from the office under ORS 183.605 to 183.690 may:

      (a) Conduct contested case proceedings on behalf of agencies in the manner provided by ORS 183.605 to 183.690;

      (b) Perform such other services, as may be requested by an agency, that are appropriate for the resolution of disputes arising out of the conduct of agency business; and

      (c) Perform such other duties as may be authorized under ORS 183.605 to 183.690.

      (2) All persons serving as administrative law judges in the office must meet the standards and training requirements of ORS 183.680.

      (3) The Employment Department shall provide administrative services to the Office of Administrative Hearings, including budget services, accounting services, procurement services, contracting services, human resources services and information technology services. The services must be provided in a manner that is consistent with law, rules and state policies. The Office of Administrative Hearings shall reimburse the Employment Department for the costs of the services provided. [1999 c.849 §3; 2003 c.75 §2; 2009 c.866 §5]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2021 · leading case: Corcoran v. Bd. of Nursing, 107 P.3d 627 (Or. Ct. App. 2005).
Corcoran v. Bd. of Nursing, 107 P.3d 627 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “See ORS 183.605, ORS 183.635(1). The Board of Nursing was not among the agencies excepted from that legislation.”
Bianco v. Driver & Motor Veh. Servs. Div., 307 P.3d 470 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “410(4)(a) (“The hearing shall be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned from the Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605.”); OAR 735-001-0020(1) (concerning authority of ALJ to issue final orders “without first issuing a proposed order in a…”
W. A. S. v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm., 499 P.3d 105 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “See ORS 183.605 (establishing the OAH); Fox v.”
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