A. Initiating Administrative Review.
1. Timeliness. A request for administrative review must be made within twenty-one (21) days from the issuance of the notice of parking violation, or within twenty-one (21) days from the mailing of the notice of delinquent parking violation.
2. Manner of Making Request. The request for administrative review may be made by written request, telephone, or in person.
B. Written Statement of Reasons. A contestant shall provide to the revenue division a written statement of the reasons for contesting the parking violation. The statement of reasons shall be made on a form provided by the revenue division. If the statement of reasons is not timely provided by the contestant, within the time period specified in subsection (A)(1) of this section, the request for administrative review will be rejected, and the contestant shall have no further rights to administrative review, or to an administrative hearing.
C. Investigation. Upon receipt of a timely request for administrative review and the required statement of reasons, the issuing agency staff will commence an investigation of the citation and the circumstances surrounding its issuance. The review shall consist of a determination of whether the citation contains all of the items required by California Vehicle Code Section 40202, and shall focus on the reasons for the request as specified by the contestant.
1. Cancellation of Citation. If, based on the results of the investigation, the issuing agency is satisfied that the citation was not in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40202, or, based on the contestant's statement of reasons, that the violation did not occur or the registered owner was not responsible for the violation, the issuing agency shall cancel the citation and shall specify in writing the reasons for canceling the citation.
2. Determination of Validity. If, based on the results of the investigation, the issuing agency is satisfied that the citation was in accordance with California Vehicle Section 40202, and that the reasons specified by the contestant do not exist, or do not affect the validity of the citation, the issuing agency shall specify those findings in writing together with the supporting reasons for making the findings.
D. Notification to Contestant. The results of the investigation will be mailed to the contestant, by first class mail. Services of the results shall be complete upon placement of the results in the United States mail, postage paid. (Prior code § 25.17.602)