Chrysler Corp. v. New Motor Vehicle Board

Opinion

TODD, J.

On this appeal from a judgment granting a petition of Chrysler Corporation (Chrysler) for a peremptory writ of mandate under Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5, we are presented with a question of statutory construction concerning the directory or mandatory effect, and the meaning of, the Vehicle Code 1 section 3067 phrase: “If the board fails to act within 30 days after such hearing, within 30 days after the board receives a proposed decision where the case is heard before a hearing officer alone, or within such period as may be necessitated by Section 11517 of the…