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Cal. Vehicle Code § 14100 (2026)

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(a)Whenever the department has given notice, or has taken or proposes to take action under Section 12804.15, 13353, 13353.2, 13950, 13951, 13952, or 13953, the person receiving the notice or subject to the action may, within 10 days, demand a hearing which shall be granted, except as provided in Section 14101.

(b)An application for a hearing does not stay the action by the department for which the notice is given.

(c)The fact that a person has the right to request an administrative hearing within 10 days after receipt of the notice of the order of suspension under this section and Section 16070, and that the request is required to be made within 10 days in order to receive a determination prior to the effective date of the suspension shall be made prominent on the notice.

(d)The department shall make available notices, to accompany the notice provided pursuant to this section, that provide the information required pursuant to subdivision (c) in all non-English languages spoken by a substantial number of the public served by the department, and shall distribute the notices as it determines is appropriate.

(e)The department shall implement the provisions of subdivisions (c) and (d) as soon as practicable, but not later than January 1, 1994.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1960–2026 · leading case: McNair v. City & Cnty. of San Francisco, 5 Cal. App. 5th 1154 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016).
McNair v. City & Cnty. of San Francisco, 5 Cal. App. 5th 1154 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “(Veh. Code, § 14100 et seq.)” (Wise, supra, 83 Cal.”
People ex rel. Alzayat v. Hebb, 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 867 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017). “( Veh. Code, § 14100 et seq. )' [Citation.] In addition, [the doctor's] letter clearly implicated issues of public safety, as she was disclosing a problem that could impair [plaintiff's] ability to perform the public safety duties entrusted to him as a bus driver.”
Wise v. Thrifty Payless, Inc., 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8071 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000). “(Veh. Code, § 14100 et seq.) An absolute privilege exists to protect citizens from the threat of litigation for communications to government agencies whose function it is to investigate and remedy wrongdoing.”
AIDS Healthcare Found. v. State Dep't of Health Care Servs., 241 Cal. App. 4th 1327 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “” Nevertheless, certain California agencies maintain their own administrative hearing offices and employ and appoint “in-house” ALJ’s to conduct administrative adjudications rather than using ALJ’s from the OAH.”
Elizabeth D. v. Zolin, 93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9633 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993). “(Veh. Code, § 14100.) On August 16, 1991, the DMV issued a notice of findings and decision sustaining the suspension.”
Hough v. McCarthy, 353 P.2d 276 (Cal. 1960). “The licensee is immediately notified that the Vehicle Code provides for a subsequent hearing (Veh. Code, § 14100), 6 and a hearing is accorded him if he requests it.”
Serenko v. Bright, 263 Cal. App. 2d 682 (Cal. Ct. App. 1968). “(Veh. Code, § 14100 et seq.) Vehicle Code section 315, predecessor of section 14107 provided that all hearings should be conducted by the executive officer or other officers or employees of the department designated by him, and should be governed insofar as practical by the…”
Dep't of Motor Vehs. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles Cnty., 271 Cal. App. 2d 770 (Cal. Ct. App. 1969). “Hearings before the Department of Motor Vehicles are controlled by the provisions of Vehicle Code section 13353 itself, and the Department’s hearing procedures are specified within the Vehicle Code (§§ 14100-14112) rather than the Administrative Procedures Act (Gov. Code, §…”
Ramirez v. Superior Court CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “10 of this article are applicable to hearings conducted before the department pursuant to [Vehicle Code sections 14100 through 14112].”
Ramirez v. Super. Ct. (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “10 of this article are applicable to hearings conducted before the department pursuant to [Vehicle Code sections 14100 through 14112].”
Gordon (E.D. Cal. 2026). · cites it 2× “]” Cal. Veh. Code § 14100 (a). 24 “These provisions of state law satisfy the due process rights of drivers subject to suspension or 25 revocation .”
P. ex rel. etc. v. Hebb (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “(Veh. Code, § 14100 et seq.)’ [Citation.] In addition, [the doctor’s] letter clearly implicated issues of public safety, as she was 34 disclosing a problem that could impair [plaintiff’s] ability to perform the public safety duties entrusted to him as a bus driver.”
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