(a) Any person receiving a written notice issued pursuant to Sections 5362 or 5364 of this subchapter, may request and shall be granted a presentation of views before the director or his or her designee. Such person shall file with the department a petition requesting a presentation of views. For the purposes of this section, a petition shall be a written request, briefly stating the grounds for the request.

(b) Upon receipt of a petition, the department shall set a time and place for the presentation of views and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. The presentation of views shall commence no later than thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the petition or such other time as requested by the petitioner if good and sufficient cause exists. Should the petitioner fail to appear at the scheduled time and place, the department may dismiss the petition without further action or take such other action as may be appropriate to obtain compliance.

(c) Within thirty (30) calendar days of the presentation of views, the department shall notify the petitioner in writing of the decision in the matter and the reasons therefore.