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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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H.B. 758
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8-215.
(a) (1) A person claiming to be aggrieved by discrimination prohibited by §
8-214 of this subtitle may file a sworn, written complaint with the Attorney General.
(2) The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee shall
investigate all written complaints.
(3) The Attorney General may initiate an investigation of a suspected
violation.
(4) If there is reasonable cause for believing that a country club OR GOLF
COURSE has practiced or is practicing discrimination in violation of § 8-214 of this
subtitle, the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee shall hold a hearing
to determine the existence of the alleged violation.
(5) The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee may:
(i) administer oaths; and
(ii) issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of
witnesses or the production of books, papers, records, and documents.
(b) If the Attorney General finds evidence of a pattern or practice of
discrimination, the Attorney General shall make a consent agreement with the
country club OR GOLF COURSE to end the discrimination.
(c) If a country club OR GOLF COURSE refuses to make a consent agreement,
or breaches or violates a consent agreement, the Attorney General shall issue an
order to the country club OR GOLF COURSE to end the discrimination.
(d) (1) If a country club OR GOLF COURSE fails to comply with an order
issued under subsection (c) of this section, the country club OR GOLF COURSE may not
be assessed as a country club OR GOLF COURSE under § 8-213 of this subtitle until
the Attorney General determines that the country club OR GOLF COURSE complies
with the order.
(2) A country club OR GOLF COURSE that has failed to comply with an
order issued under subsection (c) of this section shall be assessed as if there were no
agreement under § 8-213 of this subtitle. However, the country club OR GOLF COURSE
is not liable for the unpaid taxes described in § 8-216 of this subtitle.
(e) A country club OR GOLF COURSE may appeal any action taken under this
section as provided by §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.
(f) (1) If a country club OR GOLF COURSE fails to provide information
requested by the Attorney General to investigate a charge of discrimination, the
Attorney General may request that the circuit court for the county in which the
country club OR GOLF COURSE is located issue a subpoena for the information.
(2) If the circuit court finds that the information sought relates to proof
of discrimination by a country club OR GOLF COURSE, the court shall issue a subpoena
for the information.
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