Ch. 423

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)  INSTITUTE DEBARMENT PROCEEDINGS UNDER § 16-304(B)
OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

(2)  SUSPEND A PERSON UNDER § 16-305 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(C)  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:

(1)  SHALL INVESTIGATE THE MATTERS TO BE DETERMINED BY
THE BOARD IN A HEARING UNDER THIS TITLE;

(2)  AS A PARTY TO ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT UNDER THIS
TITLE, SHALL PRESENT TO THE BOARD THE EVIDENCE THAT THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE; AND

(3)  MAY RECOMMEND:

(I)  WHETHER THE BOARD SHOULD DEBAR THE PERSON;
AND

(II)  THE APPROPRIATE TIME PERIOD OF THE
DEBARMENT.

(D)  (1) IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT A
PERSON MAY HAVE INFORMATION OR MAY BE IN POSSESSION, CUSTODY, OR
CONTROL OF ANY ORIGINAL OR COPY OF ANY BOOK, RECORD, REPORT,
MEMORANDUM, PAPER COMMUNICATION, TABULATION, MAP, CHART,
PHOTOGRAPH, MECHANICAL TRANSCRIPTION, OR OTHER TANGIBLE DOCUMENT
OR RECORDING, WHEREVER SITUATED, WHICH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
BELIEVES IS RELEVANT TO, OR MAY LEAD TO THE DISCOVERY OF,
EVIDENCE RELEVANT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN INVESTIGATION OF A
POSSIBLE BASIS FOR DEBARMENT UNDER THIS TITLE, THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL, BEFORE MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATION PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
TITLE, MAY SERVE ON THE PERSON A WRITTEN INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND
WHICH REQUIRES THE PERSON TO PERFORM ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE
FOLLOWING:

(I)  TO BE EXAMINED UNDER OATH;

(II)  TO ANSWER WRITTEN INTERROGATORIES; OR

(III)  TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL AND
PERMIT INSPECTION AND COPYING OF SUCH MATERIAL.

(2) THE DEMAND OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL:

(I)  STATE THE GROUNDS FOR DEBARMENT UNDER
INVESTIGATION;

(II)  DESCRIBE THE CLASS OF DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL
TO BE PRODUCED UNDER THE DEMAND WITH SUFFICIENT SPECIFICITY TO
INDICATE FAIRLY THE MATERIAL DEMANDED;

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