As used in this article: (1) "Administrative law judge" means a judge of the South Carolina Administrative Law Court created pursuant to Section 1-23-500; (2) "Agency" means each state board, commission, department, or officer, other than the legislature, the courts, or the Administrative Law Court, authorized by law to determine contested cases; (3) "Contested case" means a proceeding including, but not restricted to, ratemaking, price fixing, and licensing, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are required by law to be determined by an agency after an opportunity for hearing; (4) "License" includes the whole or part of any agency permit, franchise, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required by law, but it does not include a license required solely for revenue purposes; (5) "Party" means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party; (6) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment, in item (1), substituted "Administrative Law Court" for "administrative law judge division"; and, in item (2), substituted ", the courts, or the Administrative Law Court," for "or the courts, but to include the administrative law judge division".
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