Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 805, Sec. 23. Effective September 23, 2002. Operative July 1, 2003, by Sec. 26 of Ch. 805.
(a)The department may contract with the Office of Administrative Hearings to administer proceedings and impose fines for failure to comply with Division 14.8 (commencing with Section 34500), or this division, or regulations adopted pursuant to this code.
(b)The department and the California Highway Patrol may also contract with the Public Utilities Commission to administer this division in a manner described by the contract, or if permitted by the Department of Motor Vehicles, in a manner as existed on January 1, 1996. This temporary authority shall be terminated on December 31, 1997.
(c)All fees collected under this contract shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund.
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