Posted on 08/12/2004 11:23:23 AM PDT by HawaiianGecko
Article III, section 3.5 provides in full: “An administrative agency, including an administrative agency created by the Constitution or an initiative statute, has no power: [¶] (a) To declare a statute unenforceable, or refuse to enforce a statute, on the basis of its being unconstitutional unless an appellate court has made a determination that such statute is unconstitutional. http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/081204_calif_gaynuptialruling.pdf
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