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§ 10-206. Procedural regulations

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Government

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Governmental Procedures (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Administrative Procedure Act--Contested Cases (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, State Government, § 10-206
§ 10-206. Procedural regulations
Currentness
Office of Administrative Hearings
(a)(1) The Office shall adopt regulations to govern the procedures and practice in all contested cases delegated to the Office and conducted under this subtitle.
(2) Unless a federal or State law requires that a federal or State procedure shall be observed, the regulations adopted under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall take precedence in the event of a conflict.
Agencies
(b) Each agency may adopt regulations to govern procedures under this subtitle and practice before the agency in contested cases.
Expedited hearings
(c) Regulations adopted under this section may include procedures and criteria for requesting and conducting expedited hearings.
Prehearing procedures
(d) Each agency and the Office may adopt regulations that:
(1) provide for prehearing conferences in contested cases; or
(2) set other appropriate prehearing procedures in contested cases.
Explanatory materials
(e) To assist the public in understanding the procedures followed by an agency or the Office in contested cases, an agency or the Office may develop and distribute supplemental explanatory materials, including the related forms that the agency or Office requires and instructions for completing the forms.

Credits

Added as State Government § 10-204 by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 547, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. Renumbered as State Government § 10-206 by Acts 1993, c. 59, § 1, eff. June 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1993, c. 59, § 1, eff. June 1, 1993; Acts 1994, c. 536, §§ 1, 2, eff. June 1, 1994.
Formerly Art. 41, §§ 245, 251A.
MD Code, State Government, § 10-206, MD STATE GOVT § 10-206
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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