ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 316

[9-311.

(a)     (1) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government
Article, before the Commissioner takes any final action under § 9-305 or § 9-310 of
this subtitle, the Commissioner shall give the person against whom the action is
contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Commissioner.

(2) A hearing on denial of a license shall be held within 10 days after an
applicant submits a formal request for the hearing.

(b)     The Commissioner shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance
with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.

(c)     The Commissioner may administer oaths in connection with a proceeding
under this section.

(d)     If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated
does not appear, nevertheless the Commissioner may hear and determine the
matter.]

[9-312.] 9-303.

Each employment agency shall keep[, on a form that the Commissioner
approves,] a detailed record of:

(1)     each job order from an employer; and

(2)     each referral that the employment agency makes on a job order.
[9-313.] 9-304.

(a)     Each employment agency shall keep a file of all job advertisements that
identifies each advertisement by:

(1)     its date; and

(2)     the publication where the advertisement appears.

(b)     Each employment agency:

(1)     shall indicate on each advertisement and on all other promotional
material the name [under which] OF the employment agency [is licensed]; and

(2)     except in an advertisement that appears in a classified employment
agency column of a newspaper, shall use the word "agency" in each advertisement.

[9-314.] 9-305.

(a) Each [licensed] employment agency shall[:

(1) include prominently, on each contract, invoice, or receipt that the
licensed employment agency uses, the words "Licensed by the Commissioner of Labor
and Industry, State of Maryland"; and

(2)] indicate, on each [other] form that the [licensed] employment
agency uses, that it is an employment agency.

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