Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings

Rules of Conduct for Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers of the City of New York

	DOS trade waste violation and failure to report bribe offer warrants termination of sanitation worker.
	Assault and verbal abuse charges against taxi driver dismissed.
	Police Department may retain ice cream truck seized for drug sales near public school as a public safety risk.
	Late fees and a civil penalty totaling $7,250 recommended for lobbyist's client.

Mayor Signs Bill Transferring ECB to OATH

The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) has functioned since 1979 as a central tribunal with the authority to conduct administrative hearings for any agency, board or commission of the city. OATH was established by Executive Order No. 32 in 1979, to professionalize the administrative hearing system serving city government. To secure this objective, OATH was meant to function as an independent agency of government so that its judges would not be unduly influenced by the prosecutor or petitioning agency.