882 LAWS OF MARYLAND CH. 472
(F) IF CONCILIATION AND PERSUASION FAIL TO RE-
SOLVE MATTERS TO THE COMMISSIONER'S SATISFACTION,
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL THEN CAUSE TO BE ISSUED
TO THE EMPLOYER, LABOR UNION, OR EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY CONCERNED A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER SPE-
CIFICALLY SETTING FORTH THE DISCRIMINATORY PRAC-
TICE OR PRACTICES INVOLVED AND ORDERING THEIR
IMMEDIATE CESSATION. SUCH CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
SHALL BE SPECIFICALLY ENFORCEABLE BY THE COM-
PLAINANT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR THE COMMIS-
SIONER IN A PROCEEDING IN EQUITY IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF ANY COUNTY WHERE THE EMPLOYER, LABOR
UNION, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE
THEREOF IS LOCATED WHEN ENFORCEMENT OF A COM-
MISSIONER'S ORDER IS SOUGHT UNDER THIS SUBSECTION,
THE COURT MAY UPON THE PLEADINGS, TESTIMONY AND
PROCEEDINGS AS SET FORTH IN THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE
HEARING BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT MAKE AN ENTRY
OF AN ORDER OR DECREE ENFORCING, MODIFYING AND
ENFORCING AS SO MODIFIED, OR SETTING ASIDE IN
WHOLE OR IN PART THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER.
THE COURT ALSO MAY GRANT SUCH RELIEF AS IT SHALL
DEEM NECESSARY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
CASE. ANY FAILURE TO OBEY AN ORDER OF THE COURT
MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY THE COURT AS A CONTEMPT
THEREOF.
(G) A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS
OF HEARINGS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE KEPT BY
THE DEPARTMENT. COPIES OF THE SAID TRANSCRIPT
SHALL BE FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ALL PAR-
TIES FOR EXAMINATION WITHOUT COST AND FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ENFORCEMENT OF A CEASE AND DESIST
ORDER UNDER SUBSECTION (F) HEREOF OR FOR USE ON
APPEAL UNDER SUBSECTION (J) HEREOF.
(H) A COMPLAINT SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE
MERIT WHEN IT ALLEGES A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE
AND ITS SUBSTANTIAL ALLEGATIONS ARE ADMITTED BY
THE EMPLOYER, LABOR UNION, OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
ACCUSED THEREIN OR SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE IN SUP-
PORT THEREOF IS FOUND AFTER INVESTIGATION AND/
OR HEARING AS HEREIN PROVIDED.
(I) THE COMMISSIONER MAY REVIEW THE FINDINGS
OF THE HEARING OFFICER UPON THE PETITION OF THE
COMPLAINANT OR THE PARTIES ACCUSED OF DISCRIMINA-
TION. IN ANY CASE WHERE THE COMMISSIONER REVER-
SES THE HEARING OFFICER'S FINDING, HE SHALL ISSUE
A WRITTEN OPINION STATING HIS REASONS FOR MAKING
SUCH REVERSAL. WHEN THE COMMISSIONER REVERSES
A FINDING THAT A COMPLAINT HAD MERIT, THE MATTER
SHALL BE CONSIDERED TERMINATED. WHEN THE COM-
MISSIONER REVERSES A FINDING OF NO MERIT, HE SHALL
PROCEED TO CORRECT THE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE
OR PRACTICES AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
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