Section 99582 Of Chapter 8. Administrative Enforcement For Fare Evasion And Prohibited Conducts From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 8.
99582
. (a) Within 30 calendar days after the mailing or personal
delivery of the decision described in subdivision (c) of Section
99581, the person may seek review by filing an appeal to be heard by
the superior court where the same shall be heard de novo, except that
the contents of the processing agency's file in the case shall be
received in evidence. A copy of the notice of fare evasion or
passenger conduct violation shall be admitted into evidence as prima
facie evidence of the facts stated therein establishing a rebuttable
presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence. A copy of the
notice of appeal shall be served in person or by first-class mail
upon the processing agency by the person filing the appeal. For
purposes of computing the 30-calendar-day period, Section 1013 of the
Code of Civil Procedure shall be applicable. A proceeding under this
subdivision is a limited civil case.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fee for filing
the notice of appeal shall be as provided in Section 70615 of the
Government Code. The court shall request that the processing agency's
file on the case be forwarded to the court, to be received within 15
calendar days of the request. The court shall notify the appellant
of the appearance date by mail or personal delivery. The court shall
retain the fee regardless of the outcome of the appeal. If the court
finds in favor of the appellant, the amount of the filing fee shall
be reimbursed to the appellant by the processing agency. Any deposit
of fare evasion or passenger conduct penalty shall be refunded by the
processing agency in accordance with the judgment of the court.
(c) The conduct of the appeal under this section is a subordinate
judicial duty that may be performed by a commissioner and other
subordinate judicial officers at the direction of the presiding judge
of the court.
(d) If a notice of appeal of the processing agency's decision
described in subdivision (c) of Section 99581 is not filed within the
period set forth in subdivision (a), that decision shall be deemed
final.