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§ 12-209. Appeals

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 12. Vehicle Laws--Motor Vehicle Administration (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Hearings (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Transportation, § 12-209
§ 12-209. Appeals
Currentness
Scope of appeals
(a)(1) Any aggrieved party to a hearing may appeal from a decision or order of the Administration in accordance with this subsection.
(2) If the matter concerns the license of an individual to drive and the individual is a resident of this State, the aggrieved party may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the individual resides.
(3) If the matter concerns any other license or privilege of a person, the aggrieved party may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the principal place of business of the person in this State is located.
(4) If the appeal involves a nonresident motorist, the aggrieved party may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the motorist was convicted of the violation to which the matter relates.
(5) If not otherwise provided in this section or elsewhere in the Maryland Vehicle Law,1 the aggrieved party may appeal to the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.
Application of Administrative Procedure Act
(b) The Administrative Procedure Act2 shall govern in an appeal.
Stay of decision or order
(c) Except as provided in § 16-205.1 of this article, if an appeal is filed in a case by an aggrieved licensee, the Administration shall grant a stay of its decision or order for not more than 120 days, unless it appears to the Administration that substantial and immediate harm could result to the licensee or others if the license or privilege is continued pending appeal.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 820, § 3; Acts 1989, c. 284; Acts 1993, c. 75; Acts 2000, c. 335, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 2-319.

Footnotes

1
Transportation, § 11-101 et seq.
2
State Government § 10-101 et seq.
MD Code, Transportation, § 12-209, MD TRANS § 12-209
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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