California Health and Safety Code

§ 1551

HSC § 1551 Effective Jun 20, 2014Div. 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a license, registration, special permit, certificate of approval, or any administrator certificate under this chapter, or denial of transfer of a license pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 1524, shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the department shall have all the powers granted by those provisions. In the event of conflict between this chapter and the Government Code, the Government Code shall prevail.

(b)In all proceedings conducted in accordance with this section, the standard of proof to be applied shall be by the preponderance of the evidence.

(c)If the license, special permit, certificate of approval, or administrator certificate is not temporarily suspended pursuant to Section 1550, the hearing shall be held within 90 calendar days after receipt of the notice of defense, unless a continuance of the hearing is granted by the department or the administrative law judge. When the matter has been set for hearing only the administrative law judge may grant a continuance of the hearing. The administrative law judge may, but need not, grant a continuance of the hearing only upon finding the existence of one or more of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 15. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014.