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 11321 - Commencing Commission Enforcement Proceedings

(a) If the Executive Director believes, as a result of an enforcement investigation, that any person has caused or threatens to cause significant harm to the Bay's resources or to existing or future public access, or that the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation or violations so warrant, the Executive Director shall commence Commission enforcement proceedings by issuing at least 45 days prior to holding an enforcement hearing on the matter the following materials to the last known address of each party that the Executive Director believes may be legally responsible in some manner for the alleged violation:

(b) The violation report and/or complaint shall list all documents, including any declarations under penalty of perjury, on which the staff relies to provide a prima facie case of the violations alleged and copies of all such documents shall be attached to or accompany the violation report and/or complaint or shall be provided to the respondent in electronic format upon request.

(c) Issuance of a violation report and/or complaint shall occur when the violation report and/or complaint is mailed by certified mail to all persons or entities named as a respondent in the violation report and/or complaint. Upon written consent of the respondent or respondent's authorized representative, a violation report and/or complaint shall be mailed to the respondent or the respondent's authorized representative by email.