Section 40230 Of Article 3. Procedure On Parking Violations From California Vehicle Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Within 30 calendar days after the mailing or personal
delivery of the final decision described in subdivision (b) of
Section 40215, the contestant 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 parking
violation or, if the citation was issued electronically, a true and
correct abstract containing the information set forth in the notice
of parking violation shall be admitted into evidence as prima facie
evidence of the facts stated therein. A copy of the notice of appeal
shall be served in person or by first-class mail upon the processing
agency by the contestant. 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) The fee for filing the notice of appeal is 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 contestant of the appearance date by mail or
personal delivery. The court shall retain the fee under Section 70615
of the Government Code regardless of the outcome of the appeal. If
the court finds in favor of the contestant, the amount of the fee
shall be reimbursed to the contestant by the processing agency. Any
deposit of parking 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 traffic trial commissioners
and other subordinate judicial officials at the direction of the
presiding judge of the court.
(d) If no notice of appeal of the processing agency's decision is
filed within the period set forth in subdivision (a), the decision
shall be deemed final.
(e) If the parking penalty has not been deposited and the decision
is against the contestant, the processing agency shall, after the
decision becomes final, proceed to collect the penalty pursuant to
Section 40220.