The written specific requirements of law enforced by a state agency are an example of which type of law?

• A. Administrative
• B. Constitutional
• C. Judicial
• D. Statutory

Answer: (A)

Administrative law governs the rules and regulations that government agencies create and enforce. The written requirements a state agency enforces are agency regulations issued under authority granted by statutes, and they have the force of law within the agency’s jurisdiction. This distinguishes them from constitutional law, which stems from the Constitution and sets broad rights and powers; from statutory law, which is the actual laws enacted by the legislature; and from judicial (case) law, which comes from court decisions. So the written, enforceable rules you deal with in agency work are best described as administrative law.