California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 2 - New Motor Vehicle Board
Article 1 - Administration
Section 551.8 - Dismissals of Petitions and Protests
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The board may, at its discretion, dismiss a petition for good cause shown. Good cause may include, but shall not be limited to, failure by the petitioner to comply with any of the following sections of Article 2: 554, 555, 556.
(b) The board may, at its discretion, dismiss a protest for good cause shown. Good cause may include, but shall not be limited to, failure by the protestant to comply with any of the following sections of Article 5: 583, 585, 586, 589.
(c) The board may, at its discretion, dismiss a petition or a protest, if additional information requested by the board is not supplied within the time specified by the board.
(d) An order of dismissal of a petition or a protest shall be a final order pursuant to Vehicle Code sections 3067, 3081, and 3085.4 and no reconsideration or rehearing shall be permitted.
1. New
section filed 3-6-79 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 79, No.
10).
2. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAH 7-3-79 and
filed 7-10-79 (Register 79, No. 28).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)
and (b) filed 7-10-79 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of
Compliance included (Register 79, No. 28).
4. Editorial correction
(Register 79, No. 38).
5. Amendment of section heading, section and
NOTE filed 8-21-2003; operative 9-20-2003 (Register 2003, No.
34).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (e) and
NOTE filed 2-25-2016 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2016, No. 9).
7. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsection (e) and amending NOTE filed 1-16-2019 pursuant to
section 100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2019, No. 3).
8. Change without regulatory
effect amending section heading, section and NOTE filed 2-26-2020 pursuant to
section 100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2020, No. 9).
9. Amendment of subsection (d)
and NOTE filed 9-29-2021; operative 1-1-2022 (Register 2021, No.
40).
Note: Authority cited: Section 3050, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 3050, 3066, 3080 and 3085.2, Vehicle Code; Automotive Management Group Inc. [Santa Cruz Mitsubishi] v. New Motor Vehicle Board; Real Party in Interest, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (1993) 20 Cal.App.4th 1002; 24 Cal.Rptr.2d 904; Duarte & Witting, Inc. v. New Motor Vehicle Board, Defendant and Respondent; DaimlerChrysler Motors Corp., Real Party in Interest and Respondent (2002), 104 Cal.App.4th 626; 128 Cal.Rptr.2d 501.
