HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(C)  RIGHT TO COUNSEL.

THE PERSON CHARGED MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE HEARING BY
COUNSEL.

(D)  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

A PERSON MAY WITHHOLD INFORMATION ABOUT SECRET
PROCESSES OR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTION FROM ANY
PUBLIC HEARING UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, AND THE DEPARTMENT AND
ITS PERSONNEL SHALL KEEP CONFIDENTIAL ANY SUCH INFORMATION
THAT IT REQUIRES, ASCERTAINS, OR DISCOVERS.

(E)  TESTIMONY.

TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THE HEARING SHALL BE UNDER OATH AND
RECORDED.

(F)  TRANSCRIPTS; RECORD'S.

COPIES OF THE TRANSCRIPT AND OF ANY OTHER RECORD OF THE
HEARING SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PERSON CHARGED AT THAT
PERSON'S REQUEST AND EXPENSE.

(G)   SUBPOENAS; OATHS.

(1)  THE SECRETARY OR A DESIGNEE OF THE SECRETARY
MAY ISSUE SUBPOENAS FOR ANY PERSON OR EVIDENCE AND
ADMINISTER OATHS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROCEEDING UNDER
THIS SECTION.

(2)  AT THE REQUEST AND THE EXPENSE OF THE PERSON
CHARGED, THE SECRETARY OR A DESIGNEE OF THE SECRETARY SHALL
SUBPOENA ANY PERSON OR EVIDENCE ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON
CHARGED.

(3)   IF A PERSON FAILS TO COMPLY WITH A NOTICE OF
HEARING OR A SUBPOENA ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR THE COUNTY WHERE THE PERSON CHARGED RESIDES, ON
PETITION OF THE SECRETARY, MAY:

SUBPOENA; OR

EVIDENCE.

(I)  COMPEL OBEDIENCE TO THE NOTICE OR

(II)  COMPEL TESTIMONY OR THE PRODUCTION OF

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 700 and § 698(d), (f), and the first and
second sentences of (c).

In subsection (b) of this section, "information
and reports" is substituted for the enumeration