California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.4 - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs
Article 10 - Citations and Fines
Section 1399.159.3 - Compliance with Citation/Order of Abatement
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Orders of abatement may be extended for good cause. If a cited person who has been issued an order of abatement is unable to complete the correction within the time set forth in the citation because of conditions beyond his/her control after the exercise of reasonable diligence, then he/she may request from the Executive Officer an extension of time within which to complete the correction. Such a request shall be in writing and shall be made within the time set forth for abatement.
(b) If a citation is not contested, or if the citation is appealed and the person cited does not prevail, failure to abate the violation or to pay the assessed fine within the time allowed shall constitute a violation and a failure to comply with the citation or order of abatement.
(c) Failure to timely comply with an order of abatement or pay an assessed fine may result in disciplinary action being taken by the Board or other appropriate judicial relief being taken against the person cited.
(d) If a fine is not paid after a citation has become final, the fine shall be added to the cited person's license renewal fee. A license shall not be renewed without payment of the renewal fee and fine.
1. Change
without regulatory effect renumbering former section
1399.198 to section
1399.159.3 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
2. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsections (a) and (c) filed 10-28-2015 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section 125.9, 148 and 2531.95, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 125.9, 148, and 149, Business and Professions Code.
