My question involves court procedures for the state of: CA.
How do I appeal an upheld administrative hearing decision regarding a barking dog civil citation? Which form(s) do I use? I live in Orange County, CA. Thanks.
My question involves court procedures for the state of: CA.
How do I appeal an upheld administrative hearing decision regarding a barking dog civil citation? Which form(s) do I use? I live in Orange County, CA. Thanks.
You might ask the court clerk in the county in which you live.
The Orange County barking dog regulation is one of the toughest in the country (from the perspective of the dog owner). But then, you've already found that part out.
There is no specific form for the appeal. It would take the form of a Legal Pleading (that's the kind of thing you've probably seen; legal paper with the numbers down the side, somewhat standard headings, pretty much free form text developing the pleading). The appeal must be filed with the Superior Court within 20 days of receiving the notice of decision. It also must contain proof that a copy of the appeal was legally served on the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of Orange, Robert E. Thomas Hall of Administration Building, 10 Civic Center Plaza, Room 465, Santa Ana, California 92702. Fees must be paid when filing. Contact the clerk of the Superior Court to find current fees required with filing. Brace yourself -- this will not be an inexpensive process.
I'm not from California, but what I found out in Florida, pets and their owners have no rights. ANY form of barking at all can be ticketed. All it takes is one person to complain.
Your dog can even be in your home and bark at a stranger, if the person complains enough, you will get the ticket. That's what happened to me. The only way for me to get out of the ticket was for me to say that my dog has NEVER barked.
For us, it doesn't matter how loud, only that the barking bothers another person.
FYI, my dog would bark when strangers came to the door. He's an inside dog. And when the kids were playing with him in the back yard. He was NEVER left outside unattended.
We were still found guilty.