Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. § 15-221.1
Award of filing costs, pursuing protest
Effective Oct 1, 2024Added by Acts 1994, c. 750, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 820, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 821, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.State of Maryland
(a) The Appeals Board may award an interested party the reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a protest, including reasonable attorney's fees, if:
- (1) the interested party appeals the final action of an agency on a protest;
- (2) the Appeals Board sustains the appeal; and
- (3) the Appeals Board finds that there has been a violation of law or regulation.
- (b) The Appeals Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section and to determine what constitutes reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a protest.
Added by Acts 1994, c. 750, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 820, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 821, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.