Oklahoma SB70 mandates de novo interpretation of statutes and rules by courts and hearing officers, prohibiting deference to agency interpretations.
Oklahoma SB70 amends the Administrative Procedures Act to require courts and administrative hearing officers to interpret state statutes, administrative rules, and other documents de novo, without deferring to state agency interpretations. This means that in actions involving state agencies, courts and hearing officers must independently determine the meaning and effect of the statutes and rules after applying all customary interpretation tools. Any remaining doubt must be resolved in favor of a certain outcome, though the bill does not specify what that outcome is.
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