Business and Professions Code section 11417.5

(a)

The bureau and the judgment debtor shall each have 30 days after being served with the application in which to file a written response. The court shall thereafter set the matter for hearing upon the petition of the claimant. The court shall grant a request of the bureau for a continuance of as much as 30 days and may, upon a showing of good cause by any party, continue the hearing as the court deems appropriate.

(b)

The claimant shall have the burden of proving compliance with the requirements of Section 11413 by competent evidence at an evidentiary hearing. The claimant shall be entitled to a de novo review of the merits of the application as contained in the administrative record.

(c)

If the judgment debtor fails to file a written response to the application, the application may be compromised or settled by the bureau at any time during the court proceedings and the court shall, upon joint petition of the claimant and the bureau, issue an order directing payment out of the Recovery Account.

Source: Section 11417.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=11417.­5.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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