California Government Code

§ 13959

GOV § 13959 Effective Sep 29, 2022Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 4 · Ch. 5 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)The board shall grant a hearing to an applicant who contests a staff recommendation to deny compensation in whole or in part.

(b)The board shall notify the applicant not less than 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. Notwithstanding Section 11123, if the appeal that the board is considering involves either a crime against a minor, a crime of sexual assault, or a crime of domestic violence, the board may exclude from the hearing all persons other than board members and members of its staff, the applicant for benefits, a minor applicant’s parents or guardians, the applicant’s representative, witnesses, and other persons of the applicant’s choice to provide assistance to the applicant during the hearing. However, the board shall not exclude persons from the hearing if the applicant or applicant’s representative requests that the hearing be open to the public.

(c)At the hearing, the person seeking compensation shall have the burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, the elements for eligibility under Section 13955.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 771, Sec. 8. (AB 160) Effective September 29, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions. Conditionally inoperative July 1, 2024, as prescribed by its own provisions. Conditionally repealed January 1, 2025, as prescribed by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 9 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 771.