Section 21.5 Of General Provisions From California Insurance Code
21.5
. (a) "Administrative law bureau" or "administrative hearing
bureau" means the unit within the Department of Insurance that
provides administrative hearings.
(b) An administrative law judge appointed by the commissioner
pursuant to civil service rules shall be employed within the
administrative law bureau and shall not be supervised directly by the
commissioner or supervised directly or indirectly by an employee in
the legal branch of the department.