jurisdictional fact doctrine

jurisdictional-fact doctrine. Administrative law. The principle that if evidence is presented challenging the factual findings that triggered an agency’s action, then a court will review the facts to determine whether the agency had authority to act in the first place. • This doctrine is generally no longer applied. Cf. CONSTITUTIONAL-FACT DOCTRINE. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 795. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure § 241.]

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