California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 2 - New Motor Vehicle Board
Article 2 - Filing of Petition
Section 555 - Contents
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
The petition shall set forth in clear and concise language the nature of the matter which the petitioner wishes the board to consider. The petition shall comply substantially with the following requirements:
(a) Include the name, mailing address and telephone number of the petitioner; the name, mailing address and telephone number of petitioner's attorney or authorized agent if any, and the name and address of the licensee or applicant for license (hereinafter referred to as "respondent") whose activities or practices are in question. All correspondence with petitioner and notices to petitioner shall be addressed to petitioner's said address, if appearing in person, or to the address of petitioner's attorney or agent, if represented by an attorney or agent. Petitioner shall promptly give the executive director and respondent written notice by mail of all subsequent changes of address or telephone number.
(b) Insofar as is known to petitioner, include the names, residence addresses and business addresses of persons and the dates, places and specific actions or practices involved in the matter.
(c) If the actions or practices described in the petition are believed to be in violation of law, a concise recitation of applicable law and citation to the applicable statutes or other authorities.
(d) If the petitioner desires that the board mediate, arbitrate or resolve a difference between the petitioner and respondent, recite that fact and describe the relief or disposition of the matter which petitioner would consider acceptable.
(e) The petitioner may submit, as exhibits to the petition, photographic, documentary or similar physical evidence relevant to the matter referred to in the petition, in which event an appropriate description of the exhibits shall be set forth in the petition sufficient to identify them and to explain their relevancy.
(f) The petitioner shall set forth in the petition an estimate of the number of days required to complete the hearing.
(g) The petitioner shall set forth in the petition a request for a prehearing conference if one is desired.
1. New
subsections (f) and (g) 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
subsection (d) and NOTE filed 10-16-89; operative 11-15-89 (Register 89, No.
44).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)
filed 12-31-2003 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2004, No. 1).
5. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsection (a) filed 5-31-2005 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2005, No. 22).
6. Change without regulatory
effect amending NOTE filed 2-26-2020 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2020, No. 9).
7. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsection (a) filed 8-22-2023 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2023, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Section 3050(a), Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 3050, Vehicle Code.
