1. (a)

   1. (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

   2. (2) “License” means all or any part of permission that:

      1. (i) is required by law to be obtained from a unit;
      2. (ii) is not required only for revenue purposes; and

      3. (iii) is in any form, including:

         1. 1. an approval;
         2. 2. a certificate;
         3. 3. a charter;
         4. 4. a permit; or
         5. 5. a registration.

   3. (3) “Unit” means an officer or unit that is authorized by law to:

      1. (i) adopt regulations subject to Subtitle 1 of this title; or
      2. (ii) adjudicate contested cases under this subtitle.

2. (b) If, at least 2 calendar weeks before a license expires, the licensee makes sufficient application for renewal of the license, the license does not expire until:

   1. (1) the unit takes final action on the application; and

   2. (2) either:

      1. (i) the time for seeking judicial review of the action expires; or
      2. (ii) any judicial stay of the unit's final action expires.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a unit may not revoke or suspend a license unless the unit first gives the licensee:

      1. (i) written notice of the facts that warrant suspension or revocation; and
      2. (ii) an opportunity to be heard.

   2. (2) A unit may order summarily the suspension of a license if the unit:

      1. (i) finds that the public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action; and

      2. (ii) promptly gives the licensee:

         1. 1. written notice of the suspension, the finding, and the reasons that support the finding; and
         2. 2. an opportunity to be heard.

Added by Acts 1993, c. 59, § 1, eff. June 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 538, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995.