A proceeding before the Office in which an employee of the Office or a member of the employee’s household is a party may be heard by an individual designated by the Chief ALJ pursuant to State Government Article, §9-1607, Annotated Code of Maryland, who meets the requirements established under State Government Article, §9-1604(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, and who is not an Office employee.

Authority: State Government Article, §§9-1604 and 9-1607, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 16, 1991 (18:18 Md. R. 2009)

Regulation .01B amended effective May 6, 1996 (23:9 Md. R. 672); January 8, 2001 (27:26 Md. R. 2360); January 10, 2020 (46:26 Md. R. 1168)

Regulation .02 amended effective January 20, 1992 (19:1 Md. R. 35)

Regulation .02 amended as an emergency provision effective July 8, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1219); amended permanently effective January 7, 1994 (20:25 Md. R. 1950)

Regulation .02 amended effective January 10, 2020 (46:26 Md. R. 1168)