(2) An application for a hearing on a civil penalty imposed under ORS 822.009:
(a) Must be in writing;
(b) Must be postmarked or received by the Department of Transportation within 20 days from the date of service of the notice provided for in ORS 183.745;
(c) Must state the name and address of the person requesting a hearing; and
(d) Must state the action being contested.
(3) Hearings on civil penalties imposed under ORS 822.009 shall be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned from the Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605.
(4) The department may, at its option, assign any unpaid civil penalty to the Department of Revenue for collection. The Department of Revenue shall deduct reasonable expenses from any amounts collected.
(5) All civil penalties received under ORS 822.009 shall be paid into the State Treasury each month and credited to the Department of Transportation Operating Fund established by ORS 184.642 (1) and (2). [1991 c.541 §§5,11; 1993 c.741 §87; 1999 c.849 §§199,200; 2001 c.820 §§7,8; 2003 c.75 §70; 2003 c.655 §§135,136]