612.1 The Department shall inform a person who declines to sign an acknowledgment of receipt of inspection findings that:

(a) An acknowledgment of receipt is not an agreement with the finding;

(b) Refusal to sign an acknowledgment of receipt will not affect the licensee's obligation to correct the violations noted in the inspection report within the time frames specified; and

(c) A refusal to sign an acknowledgment of receipt will be noted in the inspection report for the barber, cosmetology, or personal grooming facility.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013026 (December 10, 2021).