{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-2-55","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-55","heading":"Designated hearing officers.","body":"In any contested case under this Chapter that is within the scope of the Commissioner's powers and duties, the Commissioner may designate a member of his staff to serve as a hearing officer. When the Commissioner is unable or elects not to hear a contested case and elects not to designate a hearing officer to hear a contested case, he shall apply to the director of the Office of Administrative Hearings for the designation of an administrative law judge to preside at the hearing of a contested case. Upon receipt of the application, the Director shall, without undue delay, assign an administrative law judge to hear the case. (1989, c. 485, s. 30; 1999-393, s. 4; 2023-151, s. 11.3.)","path":["Chapter 58. Insurance.","Article 2. Commissioner of Insurance."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_58/GS_58-2-55.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:06:53Z","sha256":"3352ac24edb94b595014784a64a1d0bc7c8025180e05c4b12fb0b6f79bfa000b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-2-53","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-2-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}