Section 12-18-807 - Administrative judgments and adjudications

(a) If a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicates a question that is an issue to be determined by the Office of Appeals and Hearings, the prevailing party to the judicial adjudication who is also a party to the administrative adjudication shall file a copy of the judicial adjudication with the office.(b)(1) The office shall determine whether and to what extent the judicial adjudication has preclusive effect on the administrative adjudication by applying the principles of claim preclusion and issue preclusion.(2) The office shall not readjudicate any precluded issues.(c) If the judicial adjudication is modified or reversed, the office shall determine whether and to what extent any issue in the administrative adjudication remains precluded and shall schedule a hearing with respect to any matter that is no longer precluded.Amended by Act 2023, No. 364,§ 16, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by Act 2013, No. 1006,§ 24, eff. 8/16/2013.Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.