California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §1639.4: Immediately upon the denial of any application for a license, the state department shall notify the applicant in writing.
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Immediately upon the denial of any application for a license, the state department shall notify the applicant in writing. Within 20 days after the state department mails the notice, the applicant may present a written petition for a hearing to the state department. Upon receipt by the state department of the petition in proper form, the petition shall be set for hearing. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Section 100171.
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