{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-11445.10","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 11445.10","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to the limitations in this article, an agency may conduct an adjudicative proceeding under the informal hearing procedure provided in this article.\n(b) The Legislature finds and declares the following:\n(1) The informal hearing procedure is intended to satisfy due process and public policy requirements in a manner that is simpler and more expeditious than hearing procedures otherwise required by statute, for use in appropriate circumstances.\n(2) The informal hearing procedure provides a forum in the nature of a conference in which a party has an opportunity to be heard by the presiding officer.\n(3) The informal hearing procedure provides a forum that may accommodate a hearing where by regulation or statute a member of the public may participate without appearing or intervening as a party.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 1. STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES [11000. - 11908.]","CHAPTER 4.5. Administrative Adjudication: General Provisions [11400. - 11475.70.]","ARTICLE 10. Informal Hearing [11445.10. - 11445.60.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f4bb52c8ffb93dd210123399b1d756d3d13c1e580acaf92ed1b22d1fe505ecfc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-11440.60","next":"us-ca/gov-11445.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}