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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 915

REQUESTING THE REFERRAL.

(2) EACH REQUEST SHALL BE SIGNED AND VERIFIED
BY THE PERSON MAKING THE REQUEST AND CONTAIN A
CERTIFICATION THAT A COPY OF THE REQUEST WAS FORWARDED,
AT THE ADDRESS ON RECORD WITH THE COMMISSIONER, TO:

(I)   EACH OTHER PARTY TO THE PROCEEDING; AND

(II)   EACH OTHER PERSON ENTITLED TO NOTICE
UNDER THIS TITLE.

(C)   ORDER BY COMMISSIONER.

(1)           THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSIDER ANY

REQUEST FOR REFERRAL FILED UNDER THIS SECTION.         PROMPTLY

AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERIOD FOR FILING REQUESTS,
THE COMMISSIONER MAY:

(I)       NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUEST FOR REFERRAL,
ORDER THAT THE PROCEEDING BE SET FOR A HEARING BEFORE THE
COMMISSIONER UNDER §13-406 OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR

(II) ON REQUEST FOR REFERRAL OR ON THE
COMMISSIONER'S OWN INITIATIVE, ORDER THAT THE PROCEEDING
BE REFERRED TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR DECLARATORY RELIEF
UNDER §13-407 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(2)          THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SET
FORTH THE REASONS FOR IT AND SHALL BE MAILED TO:

(I)       EACH PARTY TO THE PROCEEDING; AND

(II)       EACH OTHER PERSON ENTITLED TO NOTICE
UNDER THIS TITLE.

(D)       APPEAL OF ORDER TO COMMISSION.

(1)          WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE ORDER OF THE
COMMISSIONER UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, ANY
AGGRIEVED PARTY MAY APPEAL THE ORDER TO THE COMMISSION.

(2)       ON APPEAL, THE COMMISSION MAY, BUT NEED
NOT, HOLD A HEARING. THE DETERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION
AS TO THE APPROPRIATE FORUM IS FINAL.

13-406. HEARING BEFORE COMMISSIONER.

(A) MANNER AND TIME OF HEARING.

IF, UNDER §13-405 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE PROCEEDING
IS SET FOR A HEAPING BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL HOLD THE HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER UNDER
§13-405(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE OR, IF THAT ORDER IS
APPEALED, THE DETERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.