Section 1289 Of Chapter 2. Occupational Privileges And Restrictions From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) If a person desires to contest a citation or the proposed
assessment of a civil penalty therefor, he or she shall within 15
business days after service of the citation notify the office of the
Labor Commissioner that appears on the citation of his or her request
for an informal hearing. The Labor Commissioner or the commissioner'
s deputy or agent shall, within 30 days, hold a hearing at the
conclusion of which the citation or proposed assessment of a civil
penalty shall be affirmed, modified, or dismissed. The decision of
the Labor Commissioner shall consist of a notice of findings,
findings, and order that shall be served on all parties to the
hearing within 15 days after the hearing by regular first-class mail
at the last known address of the party on file with the Labor
Commissioner. Service shall be completed pursuant to Section 1013 of
the Code of Civil Procedure. Any amount found due by the Labor
Commissioner as a result of a hearing shall become due and payable 45
days after notice of the findings and written findings and order
have been mailed to the party assessed. A writ of mandate may be
taken from that finding to the appropriate superior court, as long as
the party agrees to pay any judgment and costs ultimately rendered
by the court against the party for the assessment. The writ shall be
taken within 45 days of service of the notice of findings, findings,
and order thereon.
(b) A person to whom a citation has been issued, shall, in lieu of
contesting a citation pursuant to this section, transmit to the
office of the Labor Commissioner designated on the citation the
amount specified for the violation within 15 business days after
issuance of the citation.
(c) When no petition objecting to a citation or the proposed
assessment of a civil penalty is filed, a certified copy of the
citation or proposed civil penalty may be filed by the Labor
Commissioner in the office of the clerk of the superior court in any
county in which the person assessed has property or in which the
person assessed has or had a place of business. The clerk,
immediately upon the filing, shall enter judgment for the state
against the person assessed in the amount shown on the citation or
proposed assessment of a civil penalty.
(d) When findings and the order thereon are made affirming or
modifying a citation or proposed assessment of a civil penalty after
hearing, a certified copy of the findings and the order entered
thereon may be entered by the Labor Commissioner in the office of the
clerk of the superior court in any county in which the person
assessed has property or in which the person assessed has or had a
place of business. The clerk, immediately upon the filing, shall
enter judgment for the state against the person assessed in the
amount shown on the certified order.
(e) A judgment entered pursuant to this section shall bear the
same rate of interest and shall have the same effect as other
judgments and be given the same preference allowed by law on other
judgments rendered for claims for taxes. The clerk shall make no
charge for the service provided by this section to be performed by
him or her.