Free citation defense tips! Administrative citations website is about educating you to defend yourself against administrative citations. This is a law created in 1995 that permits cities and counties in California to fine you for just about anything (they appear to be used nationwide). This site was established because there is little self-help from any city on how to 'properly' oppose your citation. Lawyers that know this mysterious law are hard to find. These are 'punitive' citations that enrich your city. Basically it is a way of taxing you -- because a new tax will not pass. This is an attempt to bring together all the victims of administrative citations in the 540 local agencies within California (58 counties and 482 cities). Welcome to administrative citations.
1. Read every document word by word.
2. Decide to fix, pay fine, or fight.
3. File fee waiver so you do not need to pay fine.
4. Defend yourself (file an appeal to city office) to a hearing officer.
Notice of appeal form located in download section.
