California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 29 - Board for Geologists and Geophysicists
Article 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation of Registration
Section 3062 - Citations of Unlicensed Persons

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 3062

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) The Executive Officer or his or her designee may issue a citation for any violation of any provision of law enforced by the Board to an unlicensed person who, unless otherwise exempt, is acting in the capacity of a professional geologist or a professional geophysicist.

(b) Each citation

(1) shall be in writing;

(2) shall describe with particularity the nature of violation, including specific reference to the provision or provisions of law determined to have been violated;

(3) shall contain an assessment of an administrative fine, an order of abatement fixing a reasonable period of time for abatement of the violation, or both an administrative fine and an order of abatement;

(4) shall be served on the cited person at the last known business or residence address personally or by certified mail with return receipt requested;

(5) shall inform the cited person that failure to pay the fine within 30 calendar days of the date of assessment, unless the citation is being appealed, may result in the Executive Officer applying to the appropriate superior court for a judgment in the amount of the administrative fine;

(6) shall inform the cited person that, if he or she desires an informal conference to appeal the finding of a violation, the informal conference shall be requested by written notice to the Board within 30 calendar days from date of issuance of the citation;

(7) shall inform the cited person that, if he or she desires a hearing to appeal the finding of a violation, that hearing shall be requested by written notice to the Board within 30 calendar days from date of issuance of the citation.

1. New section filed 11-22-95; operative 12-22-95 (Register 95, No. 47).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (b) filed 6-30-98 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 98, No. 27).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 3-14-2017; operative 7-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 11).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 125.9, 148, 149 and 7818, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 125.9, 148, 149, 7871 and 7872, Business and Professions Code.

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