Wednesday, January 18, 2012

admin. law - due process

Gombach v. Department of State, 692 A.2d 1127, 1129-30 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1997)

The right to due process is equally applicable to administrative agencies as it is to judicial proceedings. The fundamental requirements of due process are notice and an opportunity to be heard at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner. Procedural due process requires that the individual be given adequate information with which to prepare a defense. For notice to be adequate, it must at the very least contain a sufficient listing and explanation of any charges against the individual.


See also First National Bank of Pike County v. Department of Banking, 300 A.2d 823, 825 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1973) (The essential elements of due process in administrative proceedings are "notice and [the] opportunity to be heard and to defend in an orderly proceeding adapted to the nature of the case before a tribunal" with jurisdiction over the matter.)