§15A-9-3. Jurisdiction of Office of Administrative Hearings.

Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the Office of Administrative Hearings has jurisdiction to hear and determine all:

(1) Level one grievance proceedings for all divisions of the department, except for the State Police;

(2) Appeals from decisions or orders of the State Fire Commission, except as otherwise provided in §15A-10-9(b) of this code;

(3) Appeals from decisions or orders of any of the subcommittees of the Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction;

(4) Other matters for which a hearing examiner is necessary within the department or any division of the department; and

(5) Other matters which may be conferred upon the office by statute or legislatively approved rules.