Deference to ultimate authority

Authority: IC 4-15-10.5-10; IC 4-15-10.5-11 Affected: IC 4-21.5-1-15 Sec. 2. Administrative law judges may recommend to an ultimate authority that ambiguous policies or rules be clarified to promote ease of interpretation and application; however, an administrative law judge shall afford deference to the ultimate authority's published rules or policies unless doing so is contrary to law. (Office of Administrative Law Proceedings; 41 IAC 1-2-2; filed Oct 1, 2020, 10:08 a.m.: 20201028-IR-041200290FRA)