1. A. Interrogatories to Parties.

   1. (1) After an appeal has been filed with the Appeals Board, a party may serve on the other party written interrogatories to be answered separately in writing, signed under oath by the person making the answer, and returned within 30 days, or another time period that is agreed to by the parties. All answers to interrogatories shall be prepared in the following form:

      1. (a) The interrogatory in full;
      2. (b) The answer in full, if any, filed to it; and
      3. (c) The basis for any exception taken.
   2. (2) A party may not, without leave of the Appeals Board, serve more than two sets of interrogatories or more than 30 interrogatories (including interrogatories subsidiary or incidental to, or dependent upon other interrogatories, however grouped, combined or arranged) except as provided in §A(3) of this regulation.
   3. (3) Supplementation of Responses. Except in the case of a deposition, a party who has responded to a request or order for discovery and who obtains further material information before hearing shall supplement the response promptly.
   4. (4) At the hearing, the answers may be used to the extent permitted by the Maryland Rules of Evidence.
2. B. Admission of Facts. After an appeal has been filed with the Appeals Board, a party may serve upon the other party a request for the admission of specified facts. Within 30 days after service, or such other time period as agreed by the parties, the party served shall answer each requested fact or file objections. The factual propositions set out in the request shall be deemed admitted upon the failure of a party to respond to the request for admission.
3. C. Production and Inspection of Documents. After an appeal has been filed with the Appeals Board, a party may serve upon the other party a request for production, inspection, and copying of any documents or objects not privileged, which reasonably may lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Within 30 days after service, or such other time period as agreed by the parties, the party served shall produce for inspection and copying the documents requested or set forth appropriate grounds for objection.

Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101 and 15-210—15-223, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-5)

Regulations .25 and .26 repealed effective October 10, 1983 (10:20 Md. R. 1791)

Chapter revised effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

Regulation .02B amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .03 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .04 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .05 repealed effective August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 797)

Regulation .08 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .09 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .10 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .12B amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .12C, D amended effective August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 797)

Regulation .12E repealed effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .14D, E, I amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .15A, C amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .16 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .17 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .20A amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .22C, D amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .27 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463); August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 797)

Regulation .28 repealed effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .32 adopted effective November 18, 1996 (23:23 Md. R. 1556)

Regulation .01B amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .03A amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .04A, E amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .06 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .08 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .09 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .10A amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .11 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .12 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .12 amended effective December 12, 2024 (51:24 Md. R. 1082)

Regulation .13A, B amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .14 amended effective April 18, 2022 (49:8 Md. R. 500)

Regulation .14B, C amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .15A amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulations .17—.24 repealed as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); repealed permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .25 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .31 repealed as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); repealed permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .32 amended effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 239)