2017 Maryland Code
State Government
Title 10 - Governmental Procedures
Subtitle 2 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Contested Cases
§ 10-207. Notice of agency action

  • (a) In general. -- An agency shall give reasonable notice of the agency's action.
  • (b) Contents of notice. -- The notice shall:
    • (1) state concisely and simply:
      • (i) the facts that are asserted; or
      • (ii) if the facts cannot be stated in detail when the notice is given, the issues that are involved;
    • (2) state the pertinent statutory and regulatory sections under which the agency is taking its action;
    • (3) state the sanction proposed or the potential penalty, if any, as a result of the agency's action;
    • (4) unless a hearing is automatically scheduled, state that the recipient of notice of an agency's action may have an opportunity to request a hearing, including:
      • (i) what, if anything, a person must do to receive a hearing; and
      • (ii) all relevant time requirements; and
    • (5) state the direct consequences, sanction, potential penalty, if any, or remedy of the recipient's failure to exercise in a timely manner the opportunity for a hearing or to appear for a scheduled hearing.
  • (c) Consolidation of notices. -- The notice of agency action under this section may be consolidated with the notice of hearing required under ยง 10-208 of this subtitle.
  • (d) Publication in Register. -- For purposes of this section, publication in the Maryland Register does not constitute reasonable notice to a party.
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