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MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-125 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part IV - Limited Provisions|Section 10-125 - Declaratory Judgment

    (a)    (1)    A person may file a petition for a declaratory judgment on the validity of any regulation, whether or not the person has asked the unit to consider the validity of the regulation.        (2)    A petition under this section shall be filed with the circuit court for the county where the petitioner resides or has a principal place of business.    (b)    A court may determine the validity of any regulation if it appears to the court that the regulation or its threatened application interferes with or impairs or threatens to interfere with or impair a legal right or privilege of the petitioner.    (c)    The unit that adopted the regulation shall be made a party to the proceeding under this section.    (d)    Subject to § 10-128 of this subtitle, the court shall declare a provision of a regulation invalid if the court finds that:        (1)    the provision violates any provision of the United States or Maryland Constitution;        (2)    the provision exceeds the statutory authority of the unit; or        (3)    the unit failed to comply with statutory requirements for adoption of the provision.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-128 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part V - Invalid Provisions|Section 10-128 - Severability

    (a)    Unless a regulation expressly states otherwise, its provisions are severable.    (b)    The finding of a court that a provision of a regulation is invalid invalidates only any other provision of the regulation that the court finds then is so incomplete that it cannot be carried out in accordance with the purpose of the regulation.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-129 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part V - Invalid Provisions|Section 10-129 - Publications of Notices

    (a)    This section applies only to a unit in the Executive Branch of the State government.    (b)    Whenever a court of final appeal declares all or any part of a regulation invalid and unconstitutional:        (1)    the unit that adopted the regulation shall have notice of that fact published in the Register; and        (2)    the Administrator shall publish notice of that fact in the permanent supplements or otherwise in the Code of Maryland Regulations.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-130 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-130 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part VI the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Adopting authority” means the individual or entity charged under law with adopting regulations for a unit.    (c)    “Committee” means the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review.    (d)    “Evaluation report” means the document prepared by a unit of State government in accordance with this part that results from the unit’s review of its regulations.    (e)    “Regulation” has the meaning stated in § 10–101(g) of this subtitle and is limited to those regulations in effect at the time any action is required or taken under this part.    (f)    “Stakeholder” means a person that has an interest in or is impacted by an existing regulation.    (g)    “Unit” means each unit in the Executive Branch of State government that is authorized by law to adopt regulations.    (h)    “Work plan” means a unit’s proposal for the evaluation of its regulations.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-131 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-131 - Applicability of Part

    This part does not apply to a regulation of a bi-county or multicounty commission or authority or to any other entity not a part of the Executive Branch of State government.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-132 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-132 - Purposes of Part

    The purposes of this part are to:         (1)    establish a system of executive and legislative evaluation of regulations that will:            (i)    determine whether the regulations of a unit:                1.    continue to be necessary for the public interest;                2.    continue to be supported by statutory authority and judicial opinions; and                3.    are obsolete or otherwise are appropriate for amendment or repeal; and            (ii)    assist the Executive Branch in being accountable and responsive to the public interest; and        (2)    assure that the evaluation takes place in a timely and orderly manner.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-132.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-132.1 - Schedule of Regulations to Be Reviewed

    (a)    (1)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the adopting authority for each unit shall every 8 years, beginning on or after October 1, 2001, submit to the Governor and to the Committee a schedule of regulations to be reviewed under this part during the following 8 years.        (2)    (i)    To the extent possible and reasonable, an adopting authority shall schedule related regulations to be reviewed concurrently.            (ii)    Unless good cause exists for publishing a larger group of regulations concurrently, the largest group of regulations that an adopting authority may schedule for review concurrently shall be a subtitle.    (b)    (1)    At the time that a unit’s regulations are scheduled for review under this part, an adopting authority may certify to the Committee and the Governor that the review of a regulation or group of related regulations would not be effective or cost-effective and is exempt from the review process under this subtitle because the regulation or group of related regulations was:            (i)    adopted to implement a federally mandated or federally approved program; or            (ii)    initially adopted or comprehensively amended during the preceding 8 years.        (2)    An adopting authority issuing a certificate of exemption shall provide the Governor and Committee with written justification for the certificate of exemption.        (3)    If there is more than one adopting authority for a regulation or group of related regulations for which an exemption is to be certified, each adopting authority shall sign the certificate of exemption and written justification required under this subsection.    (c)    At any time during a review cycle, the Governor or Committee may ask that an adopting authority review a regulation or group of regulations for which a certificate of exemption has been issued, notwithstanding the claim of exemption.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-133 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-133 - Executive Order for Review and Evaluation of Regulations

    (a)    Based on the schedules submitted by the adopting authorities under § 10-132.1 of this subtitle, the Governor shall, by an executive order consistent with this part, provide for the review and evaluation of the regulations of each unit in accordance with this part.    (b)    The executive order shall provide that a review and evaluation of the regulations of all units be undertaken every 8 years, beginning on July 1, 1995 and is repeated during each 8-year period thereafter.    (c)    The executive order under subsection (b) of this section shall schedule the evaluations in such a manner that:        (1)    a deadline is established for each unit to complete its evaluation; and        (2)    the deadlines of the various units are staggered across the entire 8-year period.    (d)    (1)    The executive order shall provide that, on written request from a unit, the Governor may alter the deadline for that unit.        (2)    If the Governor approves a request to alter a deadline, the unit shall notify the Committee.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-134 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-134 - Work Plan

    (a)    At least 1 year before the commencement of the review and evaluation of its regulations, each unit shall prepare a work plan and submit the work plan to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of this article, the Committee.    (b)    The work plan shall:        (1)    include a description of the procedures and methods to be used by the unit, which may include:            (i)    procedures for inviting public comment, including:                1.    the publication of notices in the Maryland Register;                2.    the publication of notices in newspapers of general circulation in the State;                3.    the posting of a notice on the unit’s Web site or on a statewide Web site created for units to post notices of regulations review;                4.    the mailing of notices; and                5.    the holding of public hearings at various locations around the State;            (ii)    procedures for ensuring the participation of stakeholders in the review process;            (iii)    procedures for ensuring the participation in the review process of other units affected by the regulations; and            (iv)    procedures for gathering and reviewing:                1.    recent scientific information related to the regulations being reviewed;                2.    similar regulations adopted or repealed by other states or the federal government; and                3.    other appropriate information;        (2)    identify the individual or individuals in the unit who will coordinate the evaluation and communicate with the Committee; and        (3)    establish the schedule the unit will follow to complete its evaluation report in a timely manner.    (c)    (1)    Within 30 days after receipt of the work plan by the Committee, it shall:            (i)    advise the unit in writing of any part of the work plan with which it disagrees;            (ii)    submit to the unit in writing any changes it recommends to the work plan; and            (iii)    in the event of a disagreement, attempt to meet with the head of the unit.        (2)    The head of the unit and the Committee shall attempt to resolve any disagreements within 30 days after the Committee acts under this subsection.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-136 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-136 - Disagreement With Recommendations; Required Action by Governor

    (a)    (1)    If a unit, other than those referred to in § 10–137 of this subtitle, disagrees with a Committee recommendation and the disagreement has not been resolved by the termination of the period provided under § 10–135(d)(2) of this subtitle, the unit, within 30 days thereafter, shall submit the evaluation report to the Governor with an explanation of the disagreement and a statement of justification for the unit’s position.        (2)    After receipt of the report and accompanying justification and after consulting with the presiding Chairman of the Committee, the Governor shall:            (i)    approve the evaluation report either as proposed by the unit or with such modifications as the Governor deems appropriate; or            (ii)    instruct the unit to modify the evaluation report and, under this section, to submit a revised report to the Governor and to the Committee.    (b)    The unit shall provide the Committee, subject to § 2–1257 of this article, with a copy of an evaluation report approved by the Governor and any other written action taken by the Governor under this section.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-137 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-137 - Resolution of Disagreement

    (a)    This section applies to the Comptroller, the Treasurer, the Attorney General, and the Board of Public Works.    (b)    Within 30 days of the receipt by one of the units referred to in subsection (a) of this section of a Committee comment or recommendation under § 10–135(d) of this subtitle with which that unit disagrees, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, the Attorney General, or the Board of Public Works, as the case may be, shall, after consultation with the Committee, resolve the disagreement.    (c)    The unit involved shall promptly notify the Committee of any resolution of a disagreement under this section and provide the Committee with a copy of the approved evaluation report.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-138 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-138 - Proposed Amendments or Repeal of Regulations

    (a)    Within 120 days after an evaluation report is approved pursuant to § 10-135(d)(3), § 10-136(a)(2)(i), or § 10-137 of this subtitle, the unit shall propose for adoption any amendments to or repeal of its regulations that were summarized in the unit’s evaluation report as approved.    (b)    The amendments or repeal shall be proposed in the manner provided under Part III of this subtitle.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-139 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 1 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations|Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act|Section 10-139 - Citation of Part

    This Part VI of this subtitle may be cited as the “Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act”.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part I - Forms Management|Section 10-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Department” means a principal department of the Executive Branch of the State government.    (c)    “Division” means the Records Management Division of the Department of General Services.    (d)    “Form” means a document that has a standard format for the systematic and repetitive collection, maintenance, or transmission of information.    (e)    “Independent unit” means a unit of the State government that is not in a department.    (f)    “Plan” means a forms management plan for a department or independent unit.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part I - Forms Management|Section 10-602 - Forms Management Officer

    (a)    The head of each department and each independent unit shall designate, from among its staff, a forms management officer for the department or independent unit.    (b)    The forms management officer shall:        (1)    subject to the approval of the Division:            (i)    keep a current plan for the management of the forms that the unit uses; and            (ii)    administer the plan; and        (2)    submit the plan, including each revision, to the Division.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part I - Forms Management|Section 10-604 - Use of Approved Forms Required

    A department or independent unit may use only the forms that are listed on its register of approved forms.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part I - Forms Management|Section 10-605 - Annual Report

    (a)    On or before July 31 of each year, each department or independent unit shall submit to the Division an annual report on its activities as to the management of its forms during the previous fiscal year.    (b)    On or before September 1 of each year, the Division shall submit, subject to § 2–1257 of this article, to the General Assembly an annual report that consolidates the reports of the departments and independent units.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part II - Records Management|Section 10-608 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Archives” means the State Archives.    (c)    “Division” means the Records Management Division of the Department of General Services.    (d)    “Program” means a program for the management of the records of a unit of the State government.    (e)    “Records officer” means any individual designated under § 10–610(b) of this subtitle.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-609 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part II - Records Management|Section 10-609 - Regulations

    The Division and the State Archivist jointly shall adopt regulations to:        (1)    define the character of records of archival quality;        (2)    determine the quantity of those records;        (3)    set standards for the development of record retention and disposal schedules; and        (4)    provide for the periodic transfer to the State Archivist or disposal of records, in accordance with the schedules.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-610 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part II - Records Management|Section 10-610 - Records Management Program; Records Officer

    (a)    (1)    Each unit of the State government shall have a program for the continual, economical, and efficient management of the records of the unit.    (2)    The program shall include procedures for:            (i)    the security of the records;            (ii)    the establishment and revision, in accordance with the regulations, record retention and disposal schedules to ensure the prompt and orderly disposition of records, including electronic records, that the unit no longer needs for its operation;            (iii)    the maintenance of inventories of records series that are accurate and complete; and            (iv)    the transfer of permanent records to the custody of the Archives.    (b)    Each head of a unit of State government shall designate, from among the unit’s executive staff, a records officer for the unit to:        (1)    serve as liaison to the Division and the Archives; and        (2)    develop and oversee the program.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-611 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part II - Records Management|Section 10-611 - Duties of Division

    The Division shall:        (1)    inspect the records of the units of the State government;        (2)    study the records management practices of the units of State government;        (3)    review a proposal to buy or rent equipment, storage space, or services for records, including microfilming or photocopying, and, as appropriate, make recommendations about the proposal to:            (i)    the Department of Budget and Management; or            (ii)    the Board of Public Works;        (4)    on July 1, 1985 and for each subsequent 5–year period, report a series analysis of the character and quantity of records that a unit of the State government holds and that an official of the State government or the head of a unit is required or is permitted to offer to the State Archives; and        (5)    otherwise further the programs of each unit of the State government.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-614 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part III - Disposition of Records and Other Materials|Section 10-614 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part III of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Archives” means the State Archives.    (c)    “Commission” means the Hall of Records Commission.    (d)    “Public official” includes an official of the State or of a county, city, or town in the State.    (e)    “Record” means any documentary material in any form created or received by any agency in connection with the transaction of public business.    (f)    “Records inventory” means a survey of all records series maintained by an agency resulting in an itemized compilation of the records in the possession of the agency.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-615 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 6 - Records|Part III - Disposition of Records and Other Materials|Section 10-615 - Scope of Part

    Except as expressly provided in § 10–619 of this subtitle, this Part III of this subtitle does not authorize:        (1)    the destruction of a permanent book of account;        (2)    the destruction of a land record of a clerk of a circuit court;        (3)    the destruction of any record that relates to the financial operation of a unit of the State government or to collection of State taxes until the requirements of §§ 2–1220 through 2–1227 of this article are met;        (4)    the destruction of any record until the expiration of the period that a statute expressly sets for that record to be kept;        (5)    the destruction of any public record that a statute expressly requires to be kept permanently; or        (6)    the destruction of any record of a court of record unless:            (i)    the destruction is authorized under § 1–605(d)(6) or § 2–205 of the Courts Article;            (ii)    an accurate transcript of the record is in use; or            (iii)    the record relates to the internal management of or otherwise is a housekeeping record for an office of a clerk of court or register of wills.