- A. Except as otherwise provided in §§B, C, D, and E of this regulation, all contested case hearings before the Commission are governed by COMAR 09.01.02.
- B. A hearing shall be conducted before a designated hearing panel of three members of the Commission convened pursuant to Business Occupations and Professions Article, §17-325, Annotated Code of Maryland.
- C. The panel shall have a chairman who shall conduct the hearing and, in consultation with counsel, make all rulings on procedure and evidence.
- D. The chairman of a panel in an exceptions hearing may impose reasonable time limitations for the arguments presented by the parties.
- E. The panel may dismiss an application case without holding a hearing if the applicant fails to appear at the scheduled time after receiving proper notice.
- F. The panel may dismiss an appeal without holding a hearing if the person who filed exceptions to the proposed order fails to appear at the scheduled time after receiving proper notice.
Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article, §17-208, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: July 12, 1973
Regulation .01B amended effective May 24, 1982 (9:10 Md. R. 1020)
Regulation .01E amended effective November 23, 1981 (8:23 Md. R. 1855)
Regulation .01 amended effective June 17, 1985 (12:12 Md. R. 1163)
Regulation .02E, F, and I amended effective June 20, 1983 (10:12 Md. R. 1072)
Regulation .03 amended effective June 17, 1985 (12:12 Md. R. 1163)
Regulation .03D and E amended effective April 13, 1992 (19:7 Md. R. 745)
Regulation .04 amended effective September 14, 1981 (8:18 Md. R. 1479); June 17, 1985 (12:12 Md. R. 1163)
Regulations .01—.04 repealed and new Regulations .01—.04 adopted effective March 1, 2004 (31:4 Md. R. 314)
Regulation .04 repealed effective June 1, 2017 (44:8 Md. R. 402)