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Time Limit on Requesting a Hearing
YOU MUST REQUEST A HEARING WITHIN 90 DAYS.
The 90 days starts when the county/agency took the action you are complaining about. This date will often be the date the county/agency mailed or gave a Notice of Action to you—denying your application, stopping or reducing your benefits/services, or asking you to repay an overpayment. This date is usually listed on a Notice of Action as the "Date" or "Mailing Date". Just to be sure, keep the envelope in which the Notice of Action was mailed and take it to the hearing—you can show the envelope to the judge if you are asked when you received the Notice of Action.
Exception: If you did not know about the county’s action, you may file a hearing request after 90 days. At the hearing, you must prove that you never received the Notice of Action or that you did not receive it until the 90-day period was over.
The 90-day period does not stop for any reason. If you filed a formal complaint and/or discrimination complaint and are waiting to see what happens, please be aware that you cannot request a hearing after the 90 day period even if your complaint is not resolved until after the 90 days is over.
The 90-day period is not the same as three months. The 90-day period is often shorter than three months.