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MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-224 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 2 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Contested Cases|Section 10-224 - Litigation Expenses for Small Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Business” means a trade, professional activity, or other business that is conducted for profit.        (3)    “Nonprofit organization” means an organization that is exempt or eligible for exemption from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.    (b)    This section applies only to:        (1)    an agency operating statewide;        (2)    a business that, on the date when the contested case or civil action is initiated, meets the definition of a small business under § 2–1505.2 of this article; and        (3)    a nonprofit organization.    (c)    Subject to the limitations in this section, an agency or court may award to a business or nonprofit organization reimbursement for expenses that the business or nonprofit organization reasonably incurs in connection with a contested case or civil action that:        (1)    is initiated against the business or nonprofit organization by an agency as part of an administrative or regulatory function;        (2)    is initiated without substantial justification or in bad faith; and        (3)    does not result in:            (i)    an adjudication, stipulation, or acceptance of liability of the business or nonprofit organization;            (ii)    a determination of noncompliance, violation, infringement, deficiency, or breach on the part of the business or nonprofit organization; or            (iii)    a settlement agreement under which the business or nonprofit organization agrees to take corrective action or to pay a monetary sum.    (d)    (1)    To qualify for an award under this section when the agency has initiated a contested case, the business or nonprofit organization must make a claim to the agency before taking any appeal.        (2)    The agency shall act on the claim.    (e)    (1)    An award under this section may include:            (i)    the expenses incurred in the contested case;            (ii)    court costs;            (iii)    counsel fees; and            (iv)    the fees of necessary witnesses.        (2)    An award under this section may not exceed $10,000.        (3)    The court may reduce or deny an award to the extent that the conduct of the business or nonprofit organization during the proceedings unreasonably delayed the resolution of the matter in controversy.    (f)    An award under this section shall be paid as provided in the State budget.    (g)    (1)    If the agency denies an award under this section, the business or nonprofit organization may appeal, as provided in this subtitle.        (2)    An agency may appeal an award that a court makes under this section.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-225 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 2 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Contested Cases|Section 10-225 - Suspension of Provisions

    (a)    Upon a finding by the Governor that there is an imminent threat within a time certain of a loss or denial of federal funds to the State because of the operation of any section of this subtitle or of Title 9, Subtitle 16 of this article, the Governor by executive order may suspend the applicability of part or all of this subtitle or of Title 9, Subtitle 16 of this article to a specific class of contested cases.    (b)    A suspension under this section is effective only so long as, and to the extent, necessary to avoid a denial or loss of federal funds to the State.    (c)    The executive order shall explain the basis for the Governor’s finding and state the period of time during which the suspension is to be effective.    (d)    The Governor shall declare the termination of a suspension when it is no longer necessary to prevent the loss or denial of federal funds.    (e)    An executive order issued under this section shall be:        (1)    presented to the Legislative Policy Committee; and        (2)    published in the Maryland Register pursuant to § 7–206(a)(2)(iii) of this article.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-226 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 2 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Contested Cases|Section 10-226 - Licenses -- Special Provisions

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “License” means all or any part of permission that:            (i)    is required by law to be obtained from a unit;            (ii)    is not required only for revenue purposes; and            (iii)    is in any form, including:                1.    an approval;                2.    a certificate;                3.    a charter;                4.    a permit; or                5.    a registration.        (3)    “Unit” means an officer or unit that is authorized by law to:            (i)    adopt regulations subject to Subtitle 1 of this title; or            (ii)    adjudicate contested cases under this subtitle.    (b)    If, at least 2 calendar weeks before a license expires, the licensee makes sufficient application for renewal of the license, the license does not expire until:        (1)    the unit takes final action on the application; and        (2)    either:            (i)    the time for seeking judicial review of the action expires; or            (ii)    any judicial stay of the unit’s final action expires.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a unit may not revoke or suspend a license unless the unit first gives the licensee:            (i)    written notice of the facts that warrant suspension or revocation; and            (ii)    an opportunity to be heard.        (2)    A unit may order summarily the suspension of a license if the unit:            (i)    finds that the public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action; and            (ii)    promptly gives the licensee:                1.    written notice of the suspension, the finding, and the reasons that support the finding; and                2.    an opportunity to be heard.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 3 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Declaratory Rulings|Section 10-301 - "Unit" Defined

    In this subtitle, “unit” means an officer or unit that is authorized by law to:         (1)    adopt regulations subject to Subtitle 1 of this title; or        (2)    adjudicate contested cases subject to Subtitle 2 of this title.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 3 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Declaratory Rulings|Section 10-302 - Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle does not apply to:        (1)    the Governor;        (2)    the Department of Assessments and Taxation;        (3)    the Board of Appeals of the Maryland Department of Labor;        (4)    the Insurance Administration;        (5)    the Maryland Parole Commission of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;        (6)    the Public Service Commission;        (7)    the Maryland Tax Court; or        (8)    the State Workers’ Compensation Commission.    (b)    If the Insurance Commissioner states in writing that, as to a particular matter, the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund need not comply with this subtitle, this subtitle does not apply to the Fund with respect to that matter.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 3 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Declaratory Rulings|Section 10-303 - Political Subdivisions and Instrumentalities

    A political subdivision of the State or an instrumentality of a political subdivision is entitled, to the same extent as other legal entities, to be an interested person, party, or petitioner in a matter under this subtitle, including an appeal.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 3 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Declaratory Rulings|Section 10-304 - Petition for Ruling

    (a)    An interested person may submit to a unit a petition for a declaratory ruling with respect to the manner in which the unit would apply a regulation or order of the unit or a statute that the unit enforces to a person or property on the facts set forth in the petition.    (b)    Each unit shall adopt regulations that set:        (1)    the form for a petition under this section; and        (2)    procedures for the submission, consideration, and disposition of the petition.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 3 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Declaratory Rulings|Section 10-305 - Ruling

    (a)    A unit may issue a declaratory ruling.    (b)    A declaratory ruling binds the unit and the petitioner on the facts set forth in the petition.    (c)    A declaratory ruling under this section is subject to review in a circuit court in the manner that Subtitle 2 of this title provides for the review of a contested case.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 4 - Compliance With Workers' Compensation Act|Section 10-401 - Compliance With Workers' Compensation Act Required

    Before a State agency issues a license or permit to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer may employ a covered employee, as defined in § 9-101 of the Labor and Employment Article, the employer shall file with the State agency:         (1)    a certificate of compliance with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act; or        (2)    the number of a workers’ compensation insurance policy or binder.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 7 - Reorganizations|Section 10-701 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies if the General Assembly:         (1)    abolishes a unit of the State government; or        (2)    transfers, wholly or partly, a function or authority of the unit to a successor.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 7 - Reorganizations|Section 10-702 - Property

    (a)    In this section, “property” means:        (1)    a record of a unit; and        (2)    any other property that is in the possession of a unit or any of its members or officers.    (b)    Property that relates to a transferred function or authority of an abolished or superseded unit vests in and shall be delivered to the successor of the unit.    (c)    Records of an abolished or superseded unit that do not vest in a successor shall be delivered to the State Archives.    (d)    Other property of an abolished or superseded unit that does not vest in a successor shall be delivered to the Board of Public Works.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 7 - Reorganizations|Section 10-703 - Employees

    Employees of an abolished or superseded unit who are in the skilled service or professional service of the State Personnel Management System, with the exception of special appointments:         (1)    keep their status as skilled service or professional service employees; and        (2)    in accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern skilled service or professional service employees and the regulations adopted under them, are eligible for reemployment by the successor or by another unit in the respective skilled service or professional service position in the State Personnel Management System.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 7 - Reorganizations|Section 10-704 - Hearings and Proceedings

    (a)    Each petition, hearing, or other proceeding that was pending before an abolished or superseded unit and each proceeding or investigation that was begun by the unit remains in force.    (b)    The successor or another unit designated in accordance with law may complete a proceeding or investigation and enforce any penalty or forfeiture to the same extent as the abolished or superseded unit.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 7 - Reorganizations|Section 10-705 - Orders, Rules, and Regulations

    Each order, rule, and regulation that relates to a transferred function or authority of an abolished or superseded unit remains in effect until the successor amends or rescinds the order, rule, or regulation.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 7 - Reorganizations|Section 10-706 - Obligations

    Each contract and other obligation that relates to a transferred function or authority of an abolished or superseded unit remains in effect and shall be carried out by the successor.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 8 - Written Policies for Public Communications|Section 10-801 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Public communication” means any inquiry, request, or complaint made by the public.    (c)    “Unit” means each unit in the Executive Branch of the State government.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 8 - Written Policies for Public Communications|Section 10-802 - Written Policies Required

    Each unit shall adopt written policies that are within the legal authority of the unit for:         (1)    the procedures to be followed by the unit in responding to a public communication;        (2)    the circumstances that require the unit to maintain a record of a public communication and of the response of the unit; and        (3)    the manner of maintaining records of public communications and of the responses of the unit.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 8 - Written Policies for Public Communications|Section 10-803 - Filing Required

    Each unit shall submit the policies required under § 10-802 of this subtitle to the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 9 - Automated Mapping-Geographic Information Systems|Section 10-901 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Cost of providing the system product” means the cost to:        (1)    create, develop, and produce a new system product in printed, hard copy, digital, or other format; or        (2)    reproduce an existing system product in printed, hard copy, digital, or other format.    (c)    “Governmental unit” means:        (1)    the State or a political subdivision, unit, or instrumentality of the State;        (2)    a unit or instrumentality of a political subdivision of the State;        (3)    a bicounty agency; or        (4)    a combination of the entities specified in items (1) through (3) of this subsection.    (d)    (1)    “System” means an automated mapping–geographic information system in which geographically referenced data:            (i)    are entered and stored electronically; and            (ii)    can be manipulated to display selected geographic data.        (2)    “System” includes data that define physical and nonphysical elements of geographically referenced areas.    (e)    “System products” means drawings, maps, photographs, or any other depiction, representation, or compilation of spatial data produced in printed, digital, hard copy, or other format.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 9 - Automated Mapping-Geographic Information Systems|Section 10-902 - Legislative Findings

    The General Assembly finds that:        (1)    automated mapping–geographic information system products have value to the general public; and        (2)    automated mapping–geographic information system products that are developed at public expense should not be unreasonably withheld from private commercial users of geographic information, but should not provide a public subsidy to private commercial users.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 9 - Automated Mapping-Geographic Information Systems|Section 10-903 - Applicability of Subtitle and of Title 4, Subtitles 1 Through 5 of the General Provisions Article

    (a)    This subtitle is applicable to system products established or maintained by any governmental unit.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, to the extent of any inconsistency, Title 4, Subtitles 1 through 5 of the General Provisions Article do not apply to this subtitle.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 9 - Automated Mapping-Geographic Information Systems|Section 10-904 - Fees

    (a)    A governmental unit may adopt a fee structure for system products that will:        (1)    make system products available at a cost consistent with the requirements of this subtitle; and        (2)    cover the cost of providing the system product and an additional charge of no more than $50.    (b)    A governmental unit may sell system products to the general public for a fee that reasonably reflects the cost of providing the system product.    (c)    A governmental unit:        (1)    may reduce or waive the fees that it charges for system products that are to be used for a public purpose; and        (2)    shall apply its reduction or waiver of the fees uniformly among persons who are similarly situated.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 10 - Civil Penalties|Section 10-1001 - Definitions; Considerations in Setting Amount of Penalty

    (a)    In this section, “unit” means an officer or other entity in the Executive Branch.    (b)    Unless otherwise provided by statute or regulation, a unit of State government authorized by law to impose a civil penalty up to a specific dollar amount for violation of any statute or regulation shall consider the following in setting the amount of the penalty:        (1)    the severity of the violation for which the penalty is to be assessed;        (2)    the good faith of the violator; and        (3)    any history of prior violations.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 11 - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency|Section 10-1101 - Legislative Findings

    The General Assembly finds that the inability to speak, understand, or read the English language is a barrier that prevents access to public services provided by State departments, agencies, and programs, and that the public services available through these entities are essential to the welfare of Maryland residents. It is the policy of the State that State departments, agencies, and programs shall provide equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 11 - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency|Section 10-1102 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Equal access” means to be informed of, participate in, and benefit from public services offered by a State department, agency, or program, at a level equal to English proficient individuals.    (c)    “Limited English proficiency” means the inability to adequately understand or express oneself in the spoken or written English language.    (d)    “Oral language services” includes various methods to provide verbal information and interpretation such as staff interpreters, bilingual staff, telephone interpreter programs, and private interpreter programs.    (e)    “Program” means all of the operations of a State department, State agency, or any other instrumentality of the State.    (f)    (1)    “Vital documents” means all applications or informational materials, notices, and complaint forms offered by State departments, agencies, and programs.        (2)    “Vital documents” does not include applications and examinations related to the licensure, certification, or registration under the Health Occupations Article, Financial Institutions Article, Business Occupations and Professions Article, and Business Regulation Article within the jurisdiction of the Maryland Department of Health or the Maryland Department of Labor.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 11 - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency|Section 10-1104 - Providing Equal Access to Public Services -- Entities Not Mentioned in 10-1103(c) of This Subtitle

    Each State department, agency, or program not listed or identified under § 10–1103(c) of this subtitle shall monitor its operations to determine if the State department, agency, or program should take reasonable steps under § 10–1103 to achieve equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency.