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Title 2 - AdministrationDivision 1 - Administrative PersonnelChapter 1 - State Personnel BoardSubchapter 1.2 - Hearings and AppealsArticle 6 - Evidentiary Hearing Process
Subarticle 1 - Administrative Law Judges
Section 56.2 - Peremptory Strike

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 56.2

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 56.2 - Peremptory Strike
(a) A party is entitled to one peremptory strike (disqualification without cause) of an ALJ assigned to a hearing. In no event shall a peremptory strike be allowed if it is made after the hearing has commenced.
(b) A peremptory strike shall be:
(1) Filed with the Appeals Division and directed to the Chief ALJ within 20 days of the date that the Appeals Division mails a letter of acknowledgement of the filing of the matter together with a list of the available ALJ's to all the parties;
(2) Filed by a party, or a party's attorney or authorized representative; and
(3) Made in writing in substantially the following form:

"I am a party to [CASE NAME AND NUMBER] and am exercising my right to a peremptory strike regarding ALJ [NAME], pursuant to section 56.2."

(d) Nothing in this regulation shall affect or limit the provisions of a challenge for cause under section 56.3, or any other applicable provisions of law.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 56.2

1. New section filed 8-14-2002; operative 8-14-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 18214 (Register 2002, No. 33).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 3-8-2006; operative 3-8-2006. Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to section 18211 of the Government Code and submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and publication in the California Code of Regulations pursuant to section 18214 of the Government Code (Register 2006, No. 10).
3. Renumbering of former section 56.2 to new section 67.3 and new section 56.2 filed 8-18-2010; operative 8-18-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 34).

Note: Authority cited: Section 18701, Government Code. Reference: Section 18675, Government Code.

1. New section filed 8-14-2002; operative 8-14-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 18214 (Register 2002, No. 33).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 3-8-2006; operative 3-8-2006. Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to section 18211 of the Government Code and submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and publication in the California Code of Regulations pursuant to section 18214 of the Government Code (Register 2006, No. 10).
3. Renumbering of former section 56.2 to new section 67.3 and new section 56.2 filed 8-18-2010; operative 8-18-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 34).