1. A. In a contested case, all parties shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice.

2. B. The notice shall include:

   1. (1) The date, time, and place of the hearing;
   2. (2) The legal authority and jurisdiction of the Administration to hear the matter,
   3. (3) The specific section of each statute and regulation, including a procedural regulation, that is pertinent;
   4. (4) The facts in sufficient detail to enable a party to prepare his case;
   5. (5) The nature of the proposed action that the Administration is to consider;
   6. (6) The right of a party to the hearing to be represented by counsel; and
   7. (7) If a licensee is a party to the hearing, the right of the Administration, on failure of the licensee to appear, to order a suspension of the licensee's license or privilege until the licensee appears for a hearing.
3. C. Except as provided in §§D and E of this regulation, the notice shall be given at least 10 days before the date of the hearing. A hearing shall be scheduled within 30 days of the date a party requests a hearing. Notice shall be sent to the party as provided in Transportation Article, §12-114, and State Government Article, §10-208, Annotated Code of Maryland.
4. D. If the Administration has immediately suspended a licensee's driving privilege after determining that there is a likelihood of substantial and immediate danger and harm to the licensee or others, the Administration shall provide a hearing within 7 days of a party's request.
5. E. A hearing shall be conducted at the location indicated in the notice, except that if the Administration determines that it is necessary to take testimony from a law enforcement officer, the hearing may be convened or reconvened at the Administration's hearing location most convenient to the assigned duty station of the law enforcement officer.

Authority: Transportation Article, §§12-104(b) and (e), 12-108, and 12-201—12-209; State Government Article, §§10-201—10-222; Annotated Code of Maryland
Ch. 14, Acts of 2004

Effective date: February 15, 1973

Chapter revised effective January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 113)

Regulations .01—.05 repealed effective March 21, 1988 (15:6 Md. R. 740)

Regulations .01—.14 adopted effective March 21, 1988 (15:6 Md. R. 740)

Regulation .02B amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657); October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .03 amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .03C amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .05A amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657); October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .06A amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .06C amended effective October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .07 amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657); April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606); October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .08 amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .08A amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .08 repealed effective October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .09D amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .09 repealed effective October 1, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .10C, D amended and H adopted effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2206)

Regulation .10G amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .11 amended effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .14 amended and recodified to Regulation .15 effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .14F amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .15 adopted effective November 25, 1991 (18:23 Md. R. 2488)

Regulation .15 recodified to Regulation .14 effective September 14, 1992 (19:18 Md. R. 1657)

Regulation .15 amended effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 606)

Chapter revised effective October 15, 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1306)