PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 36

(5) APPEAL AS A PARTY AGGRIEVED BY AN ORDER OR DECISION OF
THE COMMISSIONER UNDER § 2-215 OF THIS SUBTITLE OR § X-XXX OF THIS ARTICLE
[48A § 242B].

(C)     NOTICE OF HEARING.

THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION OF
ANY HEARING SCHEDULED ON A COMPLAINT ABOUT ALLEGED DISCRIMINATORY
PRACTICES.

(D)     INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLAINT.

ON REQUEST OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AND UNLESS THE
COMPLAINANT OBJECTS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL GIVE THE HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION ALL INFORMATION ABOUT ANY COMPLAINT ABOUT ALLEGED
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

(E)      GUIDELINES FOR HEARING.

THE COMMISSIONER AND THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION SHALL SET
GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING WHEN ALLEGATIONS IN A COMPLAINT ABOUT
ALLEGED DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ARE SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT A HEARING.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 48A, § 25(4).

In subsection (e) of this section, the reference to "alleged discriminatory
practices" is substituted for the former reference to allegations "involving
discrimination" for consistency.

Defined terms: "Commissioner" § 1-101
"Insurer" § 1-101

2-203. OATHS, WITNESSES, AND SUBPOENAS.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

WITH RESPECT TO AN EXAMINATION, INVESTIGATION, OR HEARING
CONDUCTED BY THE COMMISSIONER, THE COMMISSIONER, DEPUTY
COMMISSIONER, OR AN EXAMINER AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER MAY:

(1)      ADMINISTER OATHS;

(2)      EXAMINE INDIVIDUALS UNDER OATH; AND

(3)      ISSUE SUBPOENAS FOR THE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES TO
TESTIFY OR THE PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE.

(B)      SUBPOENAS.

(1) A SUBPOENA ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SERVED IN
THE SAME MANNER AS A SUBPOENA OF A CIRCUIT COURT MAY BE SERVED.

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