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Welcome to the Office of Administrative Law

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) ensures that agency regulations are clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public. OAL is responsible for reviewing administrative regulations proposed by over 200 state agencies for compliance with the standards set forth in California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), for transmitting these regulations to the Secretary of State and for publishing regulations in the California Code of Regulations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

  • NEW Training Classes Scheduled for State Agency Personnel on Underground Regulations.  OAL has scheduled 3 new dates for its 3-hour training on underground regulations for state agency personnel.   Please visit our Training Classes webpage for more details.

 

California Governor Seal

Gavin Newsom

Office of the Governor

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Amy Tong

Secretary, Government Operations Agency

Visit Government Operations Agency's website

Kenneth J. Pogue

Director

Contact OAL

Office of Administrative Law
300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1250
Sacramento, CA 95814-4339

Phone: (916) 323-6225
CALNET: (916) 473-6225
Fax: (916) 323-6826
Email: staff@oal.ca.gov

Reference Attorney
Voicemail Line: (916) 323-6815
Email: staff@oal.ca.gov

If you wish to receive notice of proposed rulemakings by OAL, send an email to oalproposedrulemakings@oal.ca.gov and request to be put on OAL's mailing list.