Contesting
Information
Compton Municipal Code Section 1-7.7a allows for the ability to
contest an Administrative Citation, provided the citation was issued in error. The
following instructions must be followed in order to contest.
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1st Level – Administrative Hearing
The amount of the citation must be paid in order to contest your citation at
this level.
You may request an Administrative Hearing by following the
instructions below:
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Submit a Request Form for an Administrative Hearing within 15 calendar days of the
issuance of the Administrative Citation,
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Remit payment for the full amount due on the citation.
Payment may be made online prior to your hearing request or you may submit a
check or money order by mail with your request for an Administrative Hearing,
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Include your citation or your
Notice of Administrative Citation,
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Include your full name,
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Include your mailing address (results of the agency’s decision cannot be
mailed without a complete and correct address – include
suite number, apartment number, zip code, etc.)
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Mail all information to:
City of Compton
C/O Admin Citation Processing
P O Box 3926
Tustin CA 92781-3926
To request a waiver of the penalty prior to an Administrative
Hearing click here.
If you are found not liable during the Administrative
Hearing
process, any amount paid will be refunded.
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2nd Level – Civil Appeal
Compton Municipal Code Section 1-7.7a allows for the ability to file a
Civil
Appeal for an Administrative Citation if you are dissatisfied with the results of your
Administrative Hearing. You may not request a Civil Appeal unless you have
received a Result of Administrative Hearing and have been found liable. The
following instructions must be followed in order to file a Civil Appeal:
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If your citation remains unpaid due to a previous request for a waiver of the
penalty, you must pay your citation in full to the City prior to filing a Civil Appeal,
- You may file a Civil Appeal at the
Court in the jurisdiction in which the citation was issued. The Civil
Appeal must be filed within 30 calendar days of the mailing
of the
City's final decision,
- Upon filing a Civil Appeal, you will be
required to pay a filing fee to the court.
If you are found not liable during the Civil Appeal process, any amount paid
will be refunded (including the filing fee).
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