California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §17930: Except as provided in Section 18945, the director or the director’s designee shall hear appeals brought by any person as to the application of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this part,

Civil

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The director or designee hears appeals from people claiming a department's application or enforcement of rules and regulations is erroneous or unlawful, except for certain building standards and local regulations.

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Except as provided in Section 18945, the director or the director’s designee shall hear appeals brought by any person as to the application of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this part, except a building standard published in the State Building Standards Code, to such person under any facts and circumstances presented to the director or the director’s designee by the person alleging that the application or enforcement of any other rule or regulation by the department under the facts and circumstances is an erroneous or unlawful application or enforcement of the other rule or regulation by the department. Any appeal shall be submitted through the designated local agency. Any appeal alleging erroneous or unlawful application by the department of a building standard published in the State Building Standards Code may be brought pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 18945) of Part 2. 5. The director or the director’s designee shall not, however, hear any appeals regarding local regulations which have been adopted pursuant to Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7.

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