A. Hearings Before the Chief.
- (1) In hearings before the Chief, the provisions of §A(2)—(4) of this regulation apply.
- (2) After receiving proper notice, if a party fails to file a response or fails to attend or participate in a prehearing conference, hearing, or other stage of a proceeding, the Chief may proceed in that party's absence or may issue a default order against the defaulting party.
- (3) On motion filed within 30 days after the date of a default order, the Chief may, for good cause, vacate or modify the final default order and set the case in for further proceedings as appropriate.
- (4) If no motion is filed or a motion is denied, the default order is effective.
- B. COMAR 28.02.01.23 governs default in hearings delegated to the Office.
Authority: State Government Article, §10-206(b);
Commercial Law Article, §§13-204(12), 13-205(a), and 13-403; Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: July 23, 1975 (2:16 Md. R. 1137)
Regulations .01—.16 repealed and new Regulations .01—.24 adopted effective January 31, 2005 (32:2 Md. R. 145)
Regulation .04C amended effective January 26, 2009 (36:2 Md. R. 99)
Annotation: COMAR 02.01.02.12 and 02.01.02.14 cited in Consumer Protection Division v. Consumer Publishing Co., 304 Md. 731 (1985)