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California Government Code Section 11523

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11523.  Judicial review may be had by filing a petition for a writ
of mandate in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil
Procedure, subject, however, to the statutes relating to the
particular agency. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
petition shall be filed within 30 days after the last day on which
reconsideration can be ordered. The right to petition shall not be
affected by the failure to seek reconsideration before the agency. On
request of the petitioner for a record of the proceedings, the
complete record of the proceedings, or the parts thereof as are
designated by the petitioner in the request, shall be prepared by the
Office of Administrative Hearings or the agency and shall be
delivered to the petitioner, within 30 days after the request, which
time shall be extended for good cause shown, upon the payment of the
cost for the preparation of the transcript, the cost for preparation
of other portions of the record and for certification thereof. The
complete record includes the pleadings, all notices and orders issued
by the agency, any proposed decision by an administrative law judge,
the final decision, a transcript of all proceedings, the exhibits
admitted or rejected, the written evidence and any other papers in
the case. If the petitioner, within 10 days after the last day on
which reconsideration can be ordered, requests the agency to prepare
all or any part of the record, the time within which a petition may
be filed shall be extended until 30 days after its delivery to him or
her. The agency may file with the court the original of any document
in the record in lieu of a copy thereof. If the petitioner prevails
in overturning the administrative decision following judicial review,
the agency shall reimburse the petitioner for all costs of
transcript preparation, compilation of the record, and certification.

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