Cal. Code Regs. tit. 18 § 305.2

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 305.2 - Prehearing Conference

(a) A county board of supervisors may establish prehearing conferences. If prehearing conferences are established, the county board of supervisors shall adopt rules of procedure for prehearing conferences. A prehearing conference may be set by the clerk at the request of the applicant or the applicant's agent, the assessor, or at the direction of the appeals board. The purpose of a prehearing conference is to resolve issues such as, but not limited to, clarifying and defining the issues, determining the status of exchange of information requests and requests for information, stipulating to matters on which agreement has been reached, combining applications into a single hearing, bifurcating the hearing issues, and scheduling a date for a hearing officer or the board to consider evidence on the merits of the application.

(b) At a prehearing conference or other prehearing proceeding, the board shall not deny an application solely on the ground that the applicant has not responded to a request for information made under section 441(d) of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(c) The clerk of the board shall set the matter for a prehearing conference and notify the applicant or the applicant's agent and the assessor of the time and date of the conference. Notice of the time, date, and place of the conference shall be given not less than 30 days prior to the conference, unless the assessor and the applicant stipulate orally or in writing to a shorter notice period.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 18, § 305.2

1. New section filed 3-23-2000; operative 4-22-2000 (Register 2000, No. 12).
2. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsection (b) and subsection relettering filed 11-4-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 45).

Note: Authority cited: Section 15606(c), Government Code. Reference: Article XIII, Section 16, California Constitution; and Section 1601 et seq., Revenue and Taxation Code.