Marvin Mandel, Governor                            557

SUBSEQUENT TO OR CONCURRENT WITH SERVICE OF
THE COMPLAINT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF
THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT MAY EXERCISE ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

(1)   THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE AN ORDER RE-
QUIRING THAT NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION BE
TAKEN WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN SUCH OR-
DER. ANY PERSON OR PERSONS NAMED IN THE ORDER
MAY REQUEST IN WRITING A HEARING BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER
THE DATE SUCH ORDER IS SERVED, IN WHICH CASE A
HEARING SHALL BE SCHEDULED WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS
FROM RECEIPT OF SUCH REQUEST AND A DECISION
SHALL BE RENDERED WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FROM
THE DATE OF THE HEARING.

(2)  THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE THAT THE AL-
LEGED VIOLATOR FILE A WRITTEN REPORT REGARD-
ING THE ALLEGED VIOLATION.

(3)  THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE THAT THE AL-
LEGED VIOLATOR APPEAR BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT
AT A TIME AND PLACE SPECIFIED BY THE DEPART-
MENT AND ANSWER THE CHARGES OUTLINED IN THE
COMPLAINT.

(4)  THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE THAT THE AL-
LEGED VIOLATOR FILE A WRITTEN REPORT REGARD-
ING THE ALLEGED VIOLATION AND APPEAR BEFORE
THE DEPARTMENT AT A TIME AND PLACE SPECIFIED
BY THE DEPARTMENT AND ANSWER THE CHARGES
OUTLINED IN THE COMPLAINT.

IF THE DEPARTMENT EXERCISES THE OPTION PRO-
VIDED BY PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
ALLEGED VIOLATOR OR VIOLATORS MAY REQUEST IN
WRITING A HEARING BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT NO
LATER THAN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT
NOTICE OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE WRITTEN RE-
PORT IS SERVED. THE APPEARANCE OF THE ALLEGED
VIOLATOR OR VIOLATORS BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT
UNDER THE OPTIONS PROVIDED BY PARAGRAPH (3)
OR (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE AN ADMINIS-
TRATIVE HEARING, AND THE PARTIES IN ALL HEAR-
INGS CONDUCTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL
HAVE THE RIGHTS OF PARTIES IN CONTESTED CASES
PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 251 AND 252 OF ARTICLE 41 OF
THIS CODE.

IF THE DEPARTMENT EXERCISES THE OPTION PRO-
VIDED BY PARAGRAPHS (2), (3), OR (4) OF THIS SUB-
SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ISSUE AN OR-
DER REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS
A RESULT OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION BEFORE THE
EXPIRATION OF THE TIME SET FOR THE FILING OF
ANY REPORT AND THE HOLDING OF ANY HEARING
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION. THERE-
AFTER, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE AN ORDER RE-