Section 8202 Of Article 6. Enforcement Of Liens On Apportioned Fleet Vehicles From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Within 30 days of the date the notice is mailed pursuant
to Section 8201, the registrant may submit documentation not
previously available or may request a hearing to contest the
existence or the amount of the lien. If no additional documentation
is submitted, or if no hearing is requested, the operating privileges
of the fleet may be suspended or canceled and a sufficient number of
vehicles may be seized and sold to satisfy the lien.
(b) If additional documentation is submitted, the department shall
review the documentation and issue its findings to the registrant.
Within 30 days of the date the findings are mailed, the registrant
may request a hearing.
(c) If a hearing is requested, 10 days' notice shall be given of
the time and place of the hearing, which shall be held within the
county of residence of the person requesting the hearing or within
the county of the established place of business of the registrant.
The hearing shall be conducted by a referee who shall submit findings
and recommendations to the director or his or her authorized
representative, who shall decide the matter. The decision shall be
effective on notice thereof to the interested parties. However, the
director, or his or her authorized representative, may rescind the
decision and reconsider the matter for good cause shown at any time
within three years after the date the disputed fee or penalty first
became due, or one year from the hearing whichever is later.
(d) Upon final completion of all administrative appeals, the
department shall give written notice to the registrant of the right
to a review of the decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any
action brought in court shall be commenced within 90 days from the
date notice of the decision is mailed.