GUIDE TO NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
All decisions issued by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law (OAL) are on behalf of an administrative agency which in most cases has the power to review and change the initial OAL decision within 45 days.  All decisions are docketed by agency.  When looking at an opinion's docket number, the first three letters are an abbreviation for the agency that is involved in the matter.  The agencies and their abbreviations are listed below.
 
ABC                               Alcoholic Beverage Control
AGR                               Agriculture
ATG                               Attorney General
BDS                               Professional Boards
BKG                               Banking
BOS                               Bureau of Securities
BRC                               Regulatory Commissioners
CAF                               Community Affairs
CAH                              Council on Affordable Housing
CCC                               Casino Control
CMA                              Consumer Affairs 
COR                               Corrections
CRT                               Civil Rights
CSV                               Civil Service
CTV                               Cable Television
EDE                                Board of Examiners
EDS                                Special Education
EDU                               Education
EEC                               School Ethics Commission
EFG, FGC                               Fish, Game and Wildlife
ELE                                Election Law
EPC                                Pinelands Commission
ECA, EED, EEQ, ESW, EWR,          Environmental Protection 
EAP, ESA, EHW
ETH                                Ethical Standards
HAP                                Human Services - 
                                       Pharmaceutical Assistance for 
                                       the Aged
HDD                               Human Services - 
                                       Developmental Disabilities
HDY                               Human Services - Youth and 
                                       Family Services
HED                               Higher Education
HFA                               Housing and Mortgage
HLB                               Health and Senior Services
HLT                                Health
HMA                              Human Services - Medical 
                                       Assistance and Health
HMD                              Hackensack Meadowlands
HPW                              Human Services - Economic 
                                       Assistance
HVB                               Human Services - Blind and 
                                       Vision Impaired
IHC                               Individual Health Benefits
INS                                 Insurance
LID                                 Labor and Industry
MVH                              Motor Vehicles
POL                                State Police
PTC                                Police Training
RAC                               Racing Commission
REC                               Real Estate Commission
STE                               State Department
TRP                               Transportation
TYP                               Pensions
UCC                               Unemployment Compensation
WCC                              Workers' Compensation
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