Professional licensing citation or fine (DCA boards): written request for hearing within 30 days of issuance of the citation or assessment

30 days after date of issuance of the citation or fine assessment, under Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 125.9(b)(4).

Rule text

(4) A citation or fine assessment issued pursuant to a citation shall inform the licensee that if the licensee desires a hearing to contest the finding of a violation, that hearing shall be requested by written notice to the board, bureau, or commission within 30 days of the date of issuance of the citation or assessment.

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 125.9(b)(4), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, December 7, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date of issuance of the citation or fine assessment): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Sunday, December 6, 2026.
  3. That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, December 7, 2026 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)).
Rules applied
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 125.9(b)(4)
(4) A citation or fine assessment issued pursuant to a citation shall inform the licensee that if the licensee desires a hearing to contest the finding of a violation, that hearing shall be requested by written notice to the board, bureau, or commission within 30 days of the date of issuance of the citation or assessment.
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." FRCP 6(a): "The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) ... (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
Official source
  • Boards, bureaus and commissions within the Department of Consumer Affairs, plus the Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Osteopathic Medical Board. Board regulations implementing the citation system may add an informal-conference option and specify filing details; check the board's regulations. Runs from ISSUANCE, not receipt. Hearings under the APA (Gov. Code 11500 et seq.). Section amended by Stats. 2024, ch. 484 (SB 1454), eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date of issuance of the citation or fine assessment on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date of issuance of the citation or fine assessment): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 30 calendar days: Wednesday, April 14, 2027.

Notes

Boards, bureaus and commissions within the Department of Consumer Affairs, plus the Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Osteopathic Medical Board. Board regulations implementing the citation system may add an informal-conference option and specify filing details; check the board's regulations. Runs from ISSUANCE, not receipt. Hearings under the APA (Gov. Code 11500 et seq.). Section amended by Stats. 2024, ch. 484 (SB 1454), eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

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