California Business and Professions Code

§ 23095

BPC § 23095 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 9 · Ch. 1.5 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)Whenever a decision of the department suspending a license becomes final, whether by failure of the licensee to appeal the decision or by exhaustion of all appeals and judicial review, the licensee may, before the operative date of the suspension, petition the department for permission to make an offer in compromise, to be paid into the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund, consisting of a sum of money in lieu of serving the suspension.

(b)No licensee may petition the department for an offer in compromise in any case in which the proposed suspension is for a period in excess of 15 days.

(c)Upon the receipt of the petition, the department may stay the proposed suspension and cause any investigation to be made which it deems desirable and may grant the petition if it is satisfied that the following conditions are met:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 613, Sec. 1. (SB 498) Effective January 1, 2024.