California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 5 - San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Chapter 13 - Enforcement Procedures
Subchapter 2 - Procedures for the Issuance of Cease and Desist Orders, Permit Revocation Orders, and Orders Setting Administrative Civil Liability
Article 2 - Commission Cease and Desist Orders, Permit Revocation Orders, and Orders Setting Administrative Civil Liability
Section 11320 - Staff Investigation and Discovery, and Appointment of a Hearing Officer
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) As part of any enforcement investigation, the Executive Director may issue subpoenas and the staff may send interrogatories, conduct depositions, and inspect property at any time.
(b) At the request of the Executive Director or the chair of the enforcement committee, or on its own initiative, the Commission may appoint a hearing officer to conduct an investigation or hold a hearing, make proposed findings of fact, and recommend to the Commission what action it should take on an enforcement matter. A hearing officer appointed to hold an enforcement hearing shall proceed in accordance with the procedural requirements of Section 11327 and shall adopt a recommended enforcement decision in accordance with Section 11330.
1. Repealer of former Section 11320, and renumbering and amendment of former Section 11331 to Section 11320 filed 10-11-89; operative 11-10-89 (Register 89, No. 43). For prior history, see Register 87, No. 30.
2. Amendment of article heading, section and NOTE filed 6-7-2022; operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 23).
Note: Authority cited: Section 66632(f), Government Code; and Section 29201(e), Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 11180, 11181, 66637, 66638, 66641.5(e), 66641.6 and 66643, Government Code; and Section 29601, Public Resources Code.
