Section 2664 Of Part 10. Industrial Homework From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.
2664
. (a) Any article or material which is being manufactured in a
home in violation of any provision of this part may be confiscated by
the division. Articles or material confiscated pursuant to this
section shall be placed in the custody of the division, which shall
be responsible for destroying or disposing of them pursuant to
regulations adopted under Section 2666, provided that the articles or
material shall not enter the mainstream of commerce and shall not be
offered for sale. The division shall, by certified mail, give notice
of the confiscation and the procedure for appealing the confiscation
to the person whose name and address are affixed to the article or
material as provided in this part. The notice shall state that
failure to file a written notice of appeal with the Labor
Commissioner within 15 days after service of the notice of
confiscation shall result in the destruction or disposition of the
confiscated article or material.
(b) To contest the confiscation of articles or material, a person
shall, within 15 days after service of the notice of confiscation,
file a written notice of appeal with the Office of the Labor
Commissioner at the address that appears on the notice of
confiscation. Within 30 days after the timely filing of a notice of
appeal, the Labor Commissioner shall hold a hearing on the appeal.
The hearing shall be recorded. Based on the evidence presented at the
hearing, the Labor Commissioner may affirm, modify, or dismiss the
confiscation, and may order the return of none, some, or all of the
confiscated articles or material, under terms that the Labor
Commissioner may specify. The decision of the Labor Commissioner
shall consist of findings of fact, legal analysis, and an order. The
decision shall be served by first-class mail on all parties to the
hearing, to the last known address of the parties on file with the
Labor Commissioner, within 15 days of the conclusion of the hearing.
Service shall be complete pursuant to Section 1013 of the Code of
Civil Procedure. Judicial review shall be by petition for writ of
mandate, filed with the appropriate court, within 45 days of service
of the decision.