What term describes an administrative agency's final conclusion or disposition of a material private right, terminating the agency proceeding?

• A. Standing to sue
• B. Final order
• C. Exhaustion of administrative remedies
• D. Contract

Answer: (B)

The term is final order. An agency’s final order is its formal conclusion or disposition of a material private right and ends the agency proceeding on that matter. Once a final order is issued, the issues are resolved within the agency process, though the order may be reviewable in court or through statutory appeals if the law allows.

Why this fits best: it directly describes the agency’s concluding action that terminates the proceeding. A final order is the official end point of the administrative process for that case, often specifying remedies or sanctions and setting the stage for any possible subsequent review.

Why the others don’t fit as the description: standing to sue is about whether a party has the right to bring a suit in court or before the agency, not about the agency’s disposition. Exhaustion of administrative remedies refers to needing to pursue all available internal procedures before seeking judicial review, not the act of concluding the proceeding itself. A contract is a private agreement and not the agency’s disposition of a private right in the administrative process.