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The General Jurisdiction Division provides hearings, mediations, and alternative dispute resolution services.  Learn about case types within the General Jurisdiction Division at OAH.

The Office of Administrative Hearings has four regional offices with hearing rooms for the General Jurisdiction Division. Cases may also be heard in other venues.

Local Agencies such as cities, counties, and school districts may use the local agency forms in the General Jurisdiction Division.

Contractors and Public Agencies may access general information regarding the Public Works Contract Arbitration Program.

Advancing contracting utilization of small and diverse businesses. 

View bid opportunities to do business with the Department of General Services

Pay Arbitrator Deposits to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) for active Public Works Contract Arbitration (PWCA) cases 

Persons and other authorized entities can file a Public Works Contract Arbitration complaint with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) by following the instructions below. 

 File electronic documents with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) using the online Secure e-File Transfer (SFT) system. OAH does not accept fax or email copies of documents, send email attachments, or send documents by ...

School districts, parents or other authorized parties can request a Special Education due process hearing and/or mediation with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).

Order Transcripts of Special Education Proceedings.

Information about the Special Education Advisory Committee is provided.

Parties can access instructions and links to forms related to continuing a mediation, due process hearing, or a prehearing conference.

Any person can use the search system to look up decisions and orders for Special Education cases handled by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).

Those who participate in mediations and hearings can provide their feedback by submitting a survey to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).

Parties with an open Special Education case may file or respond to a motion, which is a request to the judge to do or change something about their case.  

The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) does not provide legal advice.  Any person can view lists of attorneys and advocates who have self-certified that they provide low-cost or free services to assist in preparation for a Special...

Parties who want to file a document in their Special Education case or access instructions on how to serve a document on the other parties in a case can follow these steps.

School districts, parents and other authorized parties can request a Special Education mediation by following the steps below. They may request a mediation either as part of a due process hearing case or separately.

Schools can obtain surplus state and federal personal property for sale at a fraction of the original cost through the Office of Fleet and Asset Management (OFAM).