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File a DOR fair hearing request (step by step)

A plain-language walkthrough based on DOR’s public Fair Hearings and Rights and Remedies pages. Not legal advice — CAP can help.

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Official sources (verify before you file)

Before a fair hearing (optional but often faster)

DOR says you can seek an informal Administrative Review by contacting the District Administrator. DOR states the Administrative Review decision is made within 15 days of the request. Many issues may resolve there.

Deadlines (per DOR)

  • Request a fair hearing within one year of the DOR action or decision, or
  • Within 30 days of receiving a written Administrative Review decision.

Step-by-step: form DR 107

  1. Open the official DR 107 PDF.
  2. Type your information. Describe the DOR decision/action, the date, why you disagree, and what you want changed.
  3. Choose mediation and/or fair hearing as appropriate on the form.
  4. For electronic signature, DOR instructs you to type your name in the Consumer Signature field and the date, then save a renamed copy for your records.
  5. Submit to the Mediation and Fair Hearing Office by mail, fax, hand delivery, or email. DOR’s Fair Hearings page lists email: appealsinfo@dor.ca.gov. Phone listed there: 1-916-558-5860.
  6. Keep copies of everything you send and any delivery confirmation.

What DOR says happens next

  • Office responds within about two weeks whether the appeal is accepted.
  • If accepted, hearing is generally set within 60 calendar days unless you agree to later.
  • You may appear in person and bring CAP or another representative.
  • Written decision is issued within 30 days of the hearing (per DOR’s description on the form/process pages).
  • If unsatisfied, DOR notes you may file a writ of mandate in California Superior Court within six months of the decision.

Related federal timing people often ask about

eCFR (not legal advice): 34 CFR § 361.57 (review of determinations). Also IPE timing: 34 CFR § 361.45.

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