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 558 - Answer-Time of Filing; Form and Content
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The respondent shall file with the executive director of the board a written answer to the petition, in the form prescribed by Article 6 herein. The answer shall be filed within 30 days of the date of service of the petition on the respondent.
(b) The answer shall be responsive to the allegations of the petition and shall set forth in clear and concise language the factual contentions of the respondent with respect to the matter referred to in the petition.
(c) By declaration, the respondent may submit, as exhibits to the answer, photographic, documentary or similar physical evidence relevant to the matter in support of the answer with an appropriate description thereof in the answer sufficient to identify them and to explain their relevancy.
(d) The respondent shall set forth in the answer its mailing address and telephone number and the name, mailing address and telephone number of its attorney or authorized agent, if any. All correspondence with respondent and notices to respondent shall thereafter be addressed to said address, if it appears in person, or to the address of its attorney or agent, if it is represented by an attorney or agent. Respondent shall promptly give the executive director and petitioner written notice by mail of all subsequent changes of address or telephone number.
1. Amendment
of subsection (a) filed 7-19-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
74, No. 29).
2. Amendment of subsection (a), repealer of subsection
(c), relettering of former subsections (d) and (e) to subsections (c) and (d),
and new NOTE filed 10-16-89; operative 11-15-89 (Register 89, No.
44).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)
and (d) filed 12-31-2003 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2004, No. 1).
4. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsection (d) filed 5-31-2005 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2005, No. 22).
5. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsection (a) filed 11-9-2010 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2010, No. 46).
6. Amendment of subsection (c)
and NOTE filed 9-29-2021; operative 1-1-2022 (Register 2021, No.
40).
Note: Authority cited: Section 3050, Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 3050, Vehicle Code.
