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§ 10-124. Evaluation of impact

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Government

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Governmental Procedures (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Administrative Procedure Act--Regulations (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Limited Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, State Government, § 10-124
§ 10-124. Evaluation of impact
Currentness
“Business” defined
(a) In this section, “business” means a trade, professional activity, or other business that is conducted for profit.
Required
(b)(1) Before a unit adopts a proposed regulation, the unit shall evaluate whether the proposed regulation has any impact on businesses.
(2) To evaluate the impact, the unit shall:
(i) on the basis of the sizes of the businesses that the proposed regulation might affect, divide those businesses into any classes that the unit considers appropriate for the proposed regulation; and
(ii) particularly consider:
1. the costs that the proposed regulation would impose on each class; and
2. the difficulty of compliance for each class.
Action after evaluation
(c) On the basis of the evaluation, the unit may adopt 1 or more regulations that apply differently to classes of businesses.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.
Formerly Art. 41, §§ 244, 245A.
MD Code, State Government, § 10-124, MD STATE GOVT § 10-124
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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