- A. The Commission may provide a licensee with the opportunity to discuss with staff a means of entering into a settlement agreement between the licensee and the Commission by which the violation is settled without a penalty or sanction.
B. A settlement agreement:
- (1) Shall be signed by an authorized representative of the licensee and the Director or the Director’s designee; and
- (2) May not be considered final and binding until approved by the Commission.
- C. If a licensee violates a term of a settlement agreement, nothing in this regulation shall be construed to prevent the Commission from imposing a penalty or sanction against the licensee for that, or the underlying, violation.
Authority: State Government Article, §§9-1A-04, 9-1A-24, and 9-1A-25, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date:
Regulations .01—.07 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 470); emergency action expired effective July 20, 2013
Regulations .01—.10 adopted effective August 5, 2013 (40:15 Md. R. 1233)
Regulation .03C amended effective October 19, 2020 (47:21 Md. R. 905)
Regulation .07 amended effective September 26, 2016 (43:19 Md. R. 1073)