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Hearing Officer (Independent Contractor - Attorney Required)

Data Ticket Inc.

Irvine, CA • Remote

Contractor

Posted 28 days ago

Job description

Data Ticket, Inc. is a leading citation processing and adjudication support company headquartered in Irvine, California. We partner with cities, counties, universities, and other public agencies throughout California to administer parking and administrative citation programs while ensuring fair, efficient, and legally compliant hearing processes.


We are currently seeking licensed California Attorneys to serve as Independent Hearing Officers for parking and administrative citation appeals. This flexible contractor opportunity is ideal for professionals with experience in administrative law, code enforcement, parking adjudication, or municipal hearings.

Responsibilities


  • Conduct impartial parking and administrative citation hearings.
  • Review evidence, testimony, agency records, and applicable laws and municipal codes.
  • Conduct hearings in multiple formats, including:
    • In-person
    • Telephone
    • Zoom/virtual
    • Written review hearings
  • Prepare clear and legally defensible written decisions.
  • Maintain hearing records and comply with agency deadlines.
  • Travel to hearing locations as needed.


Geographic Areas:

Northern California

  • Sonoma County
  • Napa County
  • Surrounding jurisdictions

Southern California

  • Orange County
  • San Diego County
  • Surrounding jurisdictions


Minimum Qualifications

  • Active California Attorney license required
  • CPPA 8-Hour Training Certificate required for Parking Hearing Officers
  • Experience working with public agencies in parking, administrative, or code enforcement citation programs
  • Prior experience serving as a Hearing Officer, Administrative Hearing Examiner, or similar adjudicative role preferred
  • Strong analytical, communication, and legal writing skills
  • Ability to maintain impartiality and professionalism in all proceedings

Insurance Requirements

Independent contractors must maintain:

  • Commercial General Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 minimum coverage)
  • Professional Liability / Errors & Omissions Insurance ($1,000,000 minimum coverage)

Data Ticket can provide referrals to insurance brokers familiar with Hearing Officer coverage requirements.


  • Flexible independent contractor schedule
  • Hearings assigned based on contractor availability and acceptance
  • Opportunities to work with multiple public agencies throughout California


About Data Ticket:

For more than 20 years, Data Ticket has been a trusted partner to public agencies throughout California, providing citation processing and adjudication support services. Our Hearing Officers play a vital role in ensuring due process, fair decision-making, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.


Qualified attorneys with parking adjudication, administrative citation, or code enforcement hearing experience are encouraged to apply.

Company Description

Data Ticket is a California certified small business that focuses all its energy in providing the software and services clients require to manage effective and efficient data processing. Founded in 1989, initially focused on delinquent parking citation collections; however, in the years since Data Ticket has grown our Solution in the following areas:

- Full-service parking citation processing and collections
- Full-service administrative citation processing and collections
- Electronic parking citation issuance
- Electronic administrative citation issuance
- Electronic moving violation software
- Permit issuance and management
- Tow management