PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 35

11-502. HEARING BEFORE COMMISSIONER.

(A) REQUEST FOR HEARING.

WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER NOTICE OF AN ORDER OR DECISION OF THE
COMMISSIONER UNDER THIS TITLE MADE WITHOUT A HEARING, AN INSURER OR
RATING ORGANIZATION AGGRIEVED BY THE ORDER OR DECISION MAY MAKE A
WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR A HEARING ON THE ORDER OR
DECISION.

(B) HEARING REQUIRED.

(1) WITHIN 20 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A REQUEST FOR A HEARING
UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HOLD A
HEARING ON THE CHALLENGED ORDER OR DECISION.

(2) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE TIME
AND PLACE OF THE HEARING AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING.

(C) DURATION OF HEARING.

(1) THE HEARING SHALL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER
COMMENCEMENT OF THE HEARING.

(2) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, ON
APPLICATION WITH NOTICE TO THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND FOR GOOD CAUSE
SHOWN, THE COMMISSIONER MAY GRANT UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 15 DAYS FOR A
HEARING TO BE CONCLUDED.

(D) ORDER OF COMMISSIONER.

(1) WITHIN 20 DAYS AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF A HEARING UNDER
THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL:

(I) ISSUE AN ORDER THAT AFFIRMS, REVERSES, OR MODIFIES THE
CHALLENGED ORDER OR DECISION; AND

(II) GIVE A COPY OF THE ORDER TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES.

(2) THE ORDER SHALL:

(I) STATE THE COMMISSIONER'S REASONS FOR AFFIRMING,
REVERSING, OR MODIFYING THE CHALLENGED ORDER OR DECISION; AND

(II) CONTAIN SPECIFIC FINDINGS OF FACT BY THE COMMISSIONER
IN RELATION TO THE MATTER, THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY A PREPONDERANCE OF
THE EVIDENCE ON CONSIDERATION OF THE RECORD AS A WHOLE.

(3) (I) ANY INTERESTED PARTY MAY FILE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF
FACT WITH THE COMMISSIONER.

(II) THE COMMISSIONER MAY ACCEPT OR REJECT THE PROPOSED
FINDINGS OF FACT.

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