2017 Maryland Code
State Government
Title 10 - Governmental Procedures
Subtitle 2 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Contested Cases
§ 10-222.1. Administrative orders

  • (a) Enforcement. -- A party to a contested case may timely seek civil enforcement of an administrative order by filing a petition for civil enforcement in an appropriate circuit court.
  • (b) Jurisdiction and venue. -- Unless otherwise required by statute, a party shall file a petition for civil enforcement of an administrative order in the circuit court for the county where any party resides or has a principal place of business.
  • (c) Parties -- Defendants. -- In an action seeking civil enforcement of an administrative order, a party shall name, as a defendant, each alleged violator against whom the party seeks to obtain civil enforcement.
  • (d) Parties -- Plaintiffs. -- A party may file an action for civil enforcement of an administrative order if another party is in violation of the administrative order.
  • (e) Remedies. -- A party in an action for civil enforcement of an administrative order may request, and a court may grant, one or more of the following forms of relief:
    • (1) declaratory relief;
    • (2) temporary or permanent injunctive relief;
    • (3) a writ of mandamus; or
    • (4) any other civil remedy provided by law.
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