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2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-205 - Code of Maryland Regulations

(a)    Except as otherwise provided by law, the Code of Maryland Regulations shall contain the text of:
(1)    each executive order that is generally permanent in nature;
(2)    each regulation;
(3)    each document that the General Assembly requires to be published with a regulation; and
(4)    unless otherwise privileged, each other document that the Committee permits to be published in the Code of Maryland Regulations.
(b)    (1)    At least once each year, the Division shall integrate into the Code of Maryland Regulations each document that:
(i)    is required to be included in the Code of Maryland Regulations; and
(ii)    has not previously been integrated or included in the Code of Maryland Regulations.
(2)    This integration may be carried out by:
(i)    publication of looseleaf pages for insertion in the Code of Maryland Regulations; or
(ii)    other appropriate permanent supplements to the Code of Maryland Regulations.
(c)    (1)    Each part of the Code of Maryland Regulations and each issue of its permanent supplements shall contain a certification of the Administrator that the part or issue includes all of the documents that are effective and have been codified, as of the date set by the Administrator.
(2)    Each issue of the permanent supplements shall contain its issue date, which shall be its date of deposit in the United States mail. This date shall appear prominently on the first page.
(d)    (1)    If the Committee permits a unit to publish a document in the Code of Maryland Regulations and publication otherwise would not be required, the Committee may require the unit to reimburse the Division for the cost of the publication.
(2)    The Division shall bill for and collect the reimbursement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-206.2 - Databases

(a)    The Division may arrange for databases derived from publications issued by the Division to be made available to the public for direct online searching by contracting with third–party or value–added resellers.
(b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Division shall make available to the public, at no cost, direct online searching of:
(1)    the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR);
(2)    the Maryland Register; and
(3)    any other material the Division determines to be in the public interest.
(c)    The receipt of any material made available to the public under the terms of subsection (b) of this section shall be preceded by a legend stating that:
“The information you are about to receive is made available for personal use only. By proceeding beyond this point you agree that you will not use the information for any prohibited commercial purpose, as defined in § 7–206.2(e) of the State Government Article, including, by way of example and not in limitation, the downloading of this information for resale in any other electronic or printed form.”.
(d)    The legend referenced in subsection (c) of this section shall be presented to the recipient in a manner that affords the recipient an opportunity to refuse to access the material.
(e)    (1)    In this subsection, “prohibited commercial purpose” includes any use that involves the resale or other compensated transfer of information made available under subsection (b) of this section.
(2)    “Prohibited commercial purpose” does not include the incorporation of portions of information made available under subsection (b) of this section into documents commenting upon or advising persons of the legal effect of that information, even though the person incorporating the information may be compensated for the comments or advice.
(3)    Data or material obtained under subsection (b) of this section may not be used for any prohibited commercial purpose.
(f)    A person who violates subsection (e) of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-207 - Restrictions on Publication

(a)    (1)    Unless the Committee provides otherwise, the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Register may not reprint any text from:
(i)    the Annotated Code of Maryland;
(ii)    the Session Laws;
(iii)    the United States Code;
(iv)    the United States Statutes at Large;
(v)    the Code of Federal Regulations;
(vi)    the Federal Register; or
(vii)    any other generally available publication that the Administrator specifies.
(2)    State statutes as described under paragraph (1)(i) and (ii) of this subsection need not be incorporated by reference.
(3)    (i)    Federal laws as described under paragraph (1)(iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) of this subsection may be incorporated by reference.
(ii)    Federal law incorporated by reference after October 1, 2005, shall be identified by using the phrase “incorporated by reference”.
(iii)    The unit incorporating federal law may:
1.    incorporate only a specified version of that law by specifying a date; or
2.    incorporate future versions of that law by using the phrase “as amended”.
(4)    (i)    Other publications as described in paragraph (1)(vii) of this subsection may be incorporated by reference by:
1.    satisfying the requirements of § 23–303 of the Education Article, except as determined by the Administrator; and
2.    complying with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of this article and with other requirements specified by the Administrator.
(ii)    Incorporated documents shall be identified by using the phrase “incorporated by reference”.
(iii)    The incorporation shall specify an edition number, year, or other specific indication of the version being adopted.
(iv)    Prospective incorporation is not permitted for this category of document.
(v)    Agency generated documents have the additional requirement of providing the Division with an electronic version ready for publication on the Division website as required by § 7–206.2 of this subtitle.
(b)    (1)    If the Administrator determines that publication would be in the public interest, nothing in this section prohibits the Administrator from publishing factual information concerning:
(i)    documents published or to be published in the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Register; or
(ii)    the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Register.
(2)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or Title 10, Subtitle 1 of this article, the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Register may not include news material or a press release, speech, or other comment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-208 - Annotations

(a)    The Administrator may include in the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Register annotations of judicial decisions and other explanatory materials that relate to a document in the Code of Maryland Regulations or the Register.
(b)    The Administrator may prepare the annotations or obtain them by contract.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-209 - Deletion of Obsolete Regulations

With the consent of the Attorney General, the Administrator may remove from the Code of Maryland Regulations:
(1)    a provision of a regulation that a court of final appeal has declared to be unconstitutional; or
(2)    a regulation if the unit that adopted the regulation has been abolished and the regulation does not transfer to a successor.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-210 - Frequency of Publication

(a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, an issue of the Register complying with the requirements of § 7-206 of this subtitle shall be published at least once every 2 weeks.
(b)    (1)    (i)    To avoid a conflict with a State or national holiday, with the approval of the Committee, the Administrator may alter the publication date of an issue of the Register by not more than 3 days.
(ii)    At least 30 days before a change of publication date occurs, the Administrator shall publish, as appropriate, notice of the change in the Register.
(2)    The Committee may provide for more frequent publication of all or any part of the Register.
(c)    (1)    An index shall be published at least quarterly for the Register.
(2)    For the Register, the last index for a calendar year shall be a cumulative index of that publication for that year.
(d)    A supplement to the index to the Code of Maryland Regulations or a new index shall be published at least once a year.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-211 - Printing Contracts

(a)    Subject to the conditions that the Board of Public Works sets, the Administrator shall contract for the prompt printing and distribution of the Code of Maryland Regulations, including its permanent supplements, and the Register.
(b)    The contract shall provide for a typographical arrangement that permits a unit or court to obtain, at reasonable cost, pamphlet reprints of the regulations of the unit or the rules of court that are published in the Code of Maryland Regulations.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-212 - Editorial Standards

(a)    (1)    The Administrator may adopt a codification system and set editorial standards for the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Register, including a numbering system and captions or tag lines.
(2)    The numbering system, captions, or tag lines are not part of the official text of a document.
(b)    Except for rules of court, each document that is submitted for publication in the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Register shall conform to the codification system and editorial standards.
(c)    After consultation with the unit that adopted a regulation, the Administrator may conform a regulation or other document to the codification system and editorial standards.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-213 - Copies of Documents

(a)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section and § 3-405(b) of this article, each document to be published in the Code of Maryland Regulations or the Register shall be submitted to the Administrator, who:
(1)    for 1 year after the publication of the document, shall keep and permit inspection of the document; and
(2)    then shall deliver the document to the State Archives.
(b)    (1)    The Clerk of the Court of Appeals shall submit to the Administrator:
(i)    each rule of court that the Court of Appeals adopts or permits to be adopted; and
(ii)    each administrative order or memorandum of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals or the Administrative Office of the Courts that the Chief Judge directs to be published.
(2)    The Chief Clerk of the District Court shall submit to the Administrator each administrative regulation that the Chief Judge of the District Court adopts.
(c)    The Administrator may require that any document required or permitted to be published in the Register be submitted electronically or on paper, or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-214 - Notices

(a)    This subtitle does not affect any other requirement as to notice, including a time that is specifically set for the publication of the notice.
(b)    (1)    A unit shall submit a notice that sets a date for a hearing or meeting or for the termination of the opportunity to be heard in time for publication in an issue of the Register that will be published:
(i)    on or before the date set by law for publication of the notice; or
(ii)    if the date for publication is not set by law, at least 15 days before the date for the hearing or meeting or for the termination of the opportunity to be heard.
(2)    As to a notice that paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection governs, publication of the notice less than 15 days before the date for a hearing or meeting or the termination of the opportunity to be heard does not prejudice the effectiveness of the notice, if notice of less than 15 days is reasonable.
(3)    Unless notice by publication is insufficient in law, a notice that sets a date for a hearing or meeting or for the termination of the opportunity to be heard and that is submitted as required by this subsection constitutes, on publication, notice to:
(i)    each person who resides in the State; or
(ii)    each person who holds an interest in property in the State.
(c)    Publication of a notice as required by this subtitle and as required by any other provision of the Code are both necessary to constitute full compliance with law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-216 - Distribution

(a)    (1)    The Committee shall adopt guidelines for the Administrator to:
(i)    sell a subscription list for any publication of the Division; and
(ii)    set the price for:
1.    a copy of or a subscription to the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Register; and
2.    a copy of a database or other computer readable information on magnetic tape or some other electronic media.
(2)    The Committee may allow:
(i)    a volume discount; and
(ii)    the free, reciprocal exchange of publications by the State and other jurisdictions.
(b)    A copy of the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Register shall be available to the public at the price set under this section.
(c)    The Administrator shall provide, without charge:
(1)    to each member of the General Assembly each issue of the Register;
(2)    to the Enoch Pratt Library and the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library, 1 copy of:
(i)    the Code of Maryland Regulations;
(ii)    each issue of the permanent supplements to the Code of Maryland Regulations; and
(iii)    each issue of the Register; and
(3)    to a judge of a State court except the orphans’ court, 1 copy of:
(i)    the current Code of Maryland Regulations; and
(ii)    each issue of the Register that the judge requests.
(d)    Unless authorized by the Committee, the Administrator may not allow public access to a document that is to be included in the Register earlier than the date immediately following the issue date of the Register in which the document is published.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-216.1 - Special Fund

(a)    There is a special fund in the Division of State Documents.
(b)    The purpose of the fund is to pay the costs of publishing and distributing the products of the Division.
(c)    The Administrator of the Division shall administer the fund.
(d)    (1)    The fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(2)    The Treasurer shall hold the fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the fund.
(e)    The fund consists of revenue received by the Division in payment of its products.
(f)    The fund may be used only for the expenses of production and distribution of its products and to support the operations of the Division.
(g)    (1)    The Treasurer shall invest the money in the fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.
(2)    Any investment earnings in the fund shall be credited to the General Fund of the State.
(h)    Expenditures from the fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
(i)    Money expended from the fund for the production and distribution of the Division’s products is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for the production and distribution of the Division’s products.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-217 - Official Text

(a)    The official text of a document is:
(1)    until incorporation in the Code of Maryland Regulations, the text of the document in the most recent form in the Register; or
(2)    after incorporation in the Code of Maryland Regulations, the text of the document in the most recent form in the Code of Maryland Regulations.
(b)    Notwithstanding any discrepancy between the official text and any other text of a document, the official text is the only valid and enforceable text.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-218 - Publication Errors

(a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Administrator shall correct an error in the official text of a document in the Code of Maryland Regulations or the Register by:
(1)    inclusion of the correction in an errata list in the Register; or
(2)    publication of a corrected form of the affected part of the document in the Code of Maryland Regulations or the Register.
(b)    (1)    An error that is made in publication of a document under this subtitle and that changes the legal effect of a provision of the document invalidates only:
(i)    that provision; and
(ii)    any other provision of the document that then is so incomplete that it cannot be carried out in accordance with the purpose of the document.
(2)    If the error changes the legal effect of a proposed or adopted regulation, the regulation shall be published anew as provided in § 10-112 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 2 - Division of State Documents › Section 7-220 - Presumptions

Publication of a document in the Code of Maryland Regulations or the Register creates a rebuttable presumption that:
(1)    the document:
(i)    was issued, prescribed, repealed, or adopted properly; and
(ii)    if the document is a regulation, was approved as to legality by the Attorney General; and
(2)    the requirements of this subtitle and of §§ 10-111(a), 10-112 through 10-117, and 10-129 of this article have been met.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-301 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Actual address” means a residential street address, school address, or work address of an individual as specified on the individual’s application to be a Program participant under this subtitle.
(c)    “Disabled person” has the meaning stated in § 13–101 of the Estates and Trusts Article.
(d)    “Domestic violence” has the same meaning as “abuse” under § 4–501(b) of the Family Law Article.
(e)    “Harassment” means a violation of § 3–803 of the Criminal Law Article.
(f)    “Program” means the Address Confidentiality Program.
(g)    “Program participant” means an individual designated as a Program participant under this subtitle.
(h)    “Sexual assault” means a sexual crime under § 3–303 through § 3–310, § 3–314, § 3–315, or § 3–322 through § 3–325 of the Criminal Law Article, the sexual abuse of a minor under § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article, or the sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult under § 3–604 of the Criminal Law Article.
(i)    “Stalking” has the meaning stated in § 3–802 of the Criminal Law Article.
(j)    “Survivor of human trafficking” means an individual who has been recruited, harbored, transported, provided, or obtained for labor, services, or a sexual act through the use of force, fraud, or coercion.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-302 - Purpose

The purpose of this subtitle is to enable:
(1)    State and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of a Program participant;
(2)    interagency cooperation in providing address confidentiality for Program participants;
(3)    State and local agencies and private entities to accept a Program participant’s use of an address designated by the Office of the Secretary of State as a substitute address; and
(4)    a Program participant to use an address designated by the Office of the Secretary of State as a substitute address.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-305 - Applications -- False Attestations or Providing False Information

(a)    If an applicant falsely attests in an application that disclosure of the applicant’s actual address would endanger the applicant’s safety or the safety of the applicant’s child or knowingly provides false information when applying for participation or renewal of participation in the Program, the applicant shall no longer be allowed to participate in the Program.
(b)    A person may not knowingly make a false attestation or knowingly provide false information in an application in violation of subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    A person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-306 - Duty to Notify of Change in Name, Address, or Phone Number

(a)    If a Program participant obtains a legal name change, the Program participant shall notify the Secretary of State within 30 days and provide the Secretary of State with a certified copy of any judgment or order evidencing the change or any other documentation the Secretary of State considers to be sufficient evidence of the change.
(b)    If a Program participant makes a change in address or telephone number from an address or a telephone number listed on the Program participant’s application, the Program participant shall notify the Secretary of State at least 7 days before the change occurs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-307 - Cancellation of Participation

(a)    The Secretary of State may cancel the participation of a Program participant if:
(1)    the Program participant fails to notify the Secretary of State of any legal name change or change in address or telephone number in the manner required by § 7–306 of this subtitle;
(2)    the Program participant files a request for withdrawal of participation under § 7–304(c)(2) of this subtitle;
(3)    the Program participant submits false information in applying for participation in the Program in violation of § 7–305 of this subtitle;
(4)    the Secretary of State forwards mail to the Program participant and the mail is returned as undeliverable; or
(5)    the Secretary of State determines that the Program participant’s actual address is readily accessible to the general public.
(b)    The Secretary of State shall send notice of any cancellation of participation in the Program to the participant and shall set forth the reason for cancellation.
(c)    A Program participant may appeal any cancellation decision by filing an appeal with the Secretary of State within 30 days after the date of the notice of cancellation in accordance with procedures developed by the Secretary of State.
(d)    (1)    An individual who ceases to be a Program participant is responsible for notifying any person who uses the substitute address designated by the Secretary of State that the substitute address is no longer valid.
(2)    If an individual has requested the shielding of property records in accordance with Title 3, Subtitle 1, Part II of the Real Property Article, the Secretary of State shall give written notice to the clerk of the circuit court within 30 days after the individual ceases to be a Program participant.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-308 - Requests to Use Substitute Address

(a)    (1)    A Program participant may make a request to any person or State or local agency to use a substitute address designated by the Secretary of State as the Program participant’s address.
(2)    Subject to subsections (b) and (d) of this section, when a Program participant has made a request to a person or State or local agency under this subsection, the person or agency shall use the substitute address designated by the Secretary of State as the Program participant’s address.
(b)    (1)    (i)    When a Program participant presents the address designated by the Secretary of State to any person, that address must be accepted as the address of the Program participant.
(ii)    A person may not require a Program participant to submit any address that could be used to physically locate the Program participant either as a substitute or in addition to the designated address, or as a condition of receiving a service or benefit, unless the service or benefit would be impossible to provide without knowledge of the Program participant’s physical location.
(2)    A bank, a credit union, any other depository institution, or any other financial institution within the meaning of § 1–101 of the Financial Institutions Article may require a request made under subsection (a) of this section to be in writing and on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State identifying an individual as a Program participant.
(c)    A Program participant who acquires an ownership interest in real property while participating in the Program may request the shielding of real property records concerning the property in accordance with Title 3, Subtitle 1, Part II of the Real Property Article.
(d)    (1)    A State or local agency that has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for using a Program participant’s actual address may apply to the Secretary of State for a waiver from the requirements of the Program.
(2)    If the Secretary of State approves the waiver, the State or local agency shall use the Program participant’s actual address only for the required statutory or administrative purposes.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-309 - Board of Elections to Use Actual Address

(a)    (1)    Each local board of elections shall use a Program participant’s actual address for all election–related purposes.
(2)    A Program participant may not use the substitute address designated by the Secretary of State as the Program participant’s address for voter registration purposes.
(b)    A local board of elections may not make a Program participant’s address contained in voter registration records available for public inspection or copying except:
(1)    on request by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes; and
(2)    as directed by a court order to disclose the address.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-310 - Confidentiality of Information

(a)    Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, a record of a Program participant’s actual address and telephone number maintained by the Secretary of State or a State or local agency is not a public record within the meaning of § 4–101 of the General Provisions Article.
(b)    The Secretary of State may not disclose a Program participant’s actual address or telephone number or substitute address except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and:
(1)    (i)    on request by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes; and
(ii)    as directed by a court order; or
(2)    on request by a State or local agency to verify a Program participant’s participation in the Program or substitute address for use under § 7–308 of this subtitle.
(c)    The Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate court of a Program participant’s participation in the Program and of the substitute address designated by the Secretary of State if the Program participant:
(1)    is subject to a court order or an administrative order;
(2)    is involved in a court action or an administrative action; or
(3)    is a witness or a party in a civil or criminal proceeding.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-311 - Obtaining Participant's Actual Address or Telephone Number Without Authorization Prohibited

(a)    (1)    A person may not knowingly and intentionally obtain a Program participant’s actual address or telephone number from the Secretary of State, the clerk of a circuit court, or any agency without authorization to obtain the information.
(2)    A person may not knowingly and intentionally seek and obtain a Program participant’s actual address or telephone number from any other person if, at the time of obtaining the information, the person has specific knowledge that the actual address or telephone number belongs to a Program participant.
(b)    (1)    This subsection applies only when a person:
(i)    obtains a Program participant’s actual address or telephone number during the course of the person’s employment; and
(ii)    at the time of disclosure, has specific knowledge that the actual address or telephone number belongs to a Program participant.
(2)    A person may not knowingly and intentionally disclose a Program participant’s actual address or telephone number to another person unless the disclosure is authorized by law, including as authorized by subsection (c) of this section.
(c)    (1)    If an individual who is a Program participant notifies a person in writing on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State that states the requirements of the Program and that the individual is a Program participant, the person may not knowingly disclose the Program participant’s name, home address, work address, or school address unless:
(i)    the person to whom the address is disclosed also lives, works, or goes to school at the disclosed address; or
(ii)    the Program participant has provided written consent to the disclosure of the Program participant’s name, home address, work address, or school address for the purpose for which the disclosure will be made.
(2)    The person to whom written consent is provided under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection:
(i)    may require the consent to be in a particular form acceptable to the person and the Program participant; and
(ii)    shall limit any disclosure to only those disclosures that are necessary for the purpose for which the consent is provided.
(3)    A person that receives notice as provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection is presumed to have specific knowledge that the disclosed home address, work address, or school address belongs to the Program participant.
(d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 7 - Secretary of State › Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program › Section 7-312 - Service of Process on Program Participants

(a)    (1)    In this section, “notice” means, for a person described in § 7–308(b)(2) of this subtitle, receipt of written notification on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State identifying an individual as a Program participant.
(2)    “Notice” includes receipt of written notification on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State identifying an individual as a Program participant.
(b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, service of process on an individual by a person or an agency that has received notice that the individual is a Program participant shall be made in accordance with this section.
(c)    Service of process shall be made:
(1)    in person on the Program participant; or
(2)    by mail on the Secretary of State.
(d)    If service by publication is required, service is valid if:
(1)    the publication omits the name of the Program participant; and
(2)    the Secretary of State has been served in accordance with subsection (c)(2) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 1 - Governor's Executive Council › Section 8-103 - Composition

The Council includes:
(1)    the Governor;
(2)    the Lieutenant Governor;
(3)    the Secretary of State;
(4)    the secretary of each principal department of the Executive Branch of the State government;
(5)    the State Superintendent of Schools; and
(6)    the Secretary of Higher Education.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 2 - Principal Departments › Section 8-201 - Established

(a)    The Executive Branch of the State government shall have not more than 21 principal departments, each of which shall embrace a broad, functional area of that Branch.
(b)    The principal departments of the Executive Branch of the State government are:
(1)    Aging;
(2)    Agriculture;
(3)    Budget and Management;
(4)    Commerce;
(5)    Disabilities;
(6)    Emergency Management;
(7)    the Environment;
(8)    General Services;
(9)    Health;
(10)    Housing and Community Development;
(11)    Human Services;
(12)    Information Technology;
(13)    Juvenile Services;
(14)    Labor;
(15)    Natural Resources;
(16)    Planning;
(17)    Public Safety and Correctional Services;
(18)    State Police;
(19)    Transportation; and
(20)    Veterans Affairs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 2 - Principal Departments › Section 8-202 - Units and Officers in Departments

(a)    (1)    Unless placed by law or expressly exempted from placement by law, the officers and units in the Executive Branch of the State government that are not principal departments may be placed by the Governor in any principal department.
(2)    Unless expressly exempted from placement by law, an interstate, regional, or other intergovernmental unit in which the State participates shall be placed in the appropriate principal department.
(b)    Notwithstanding the placement of a unit in a principal department:
(1)    the powers and duties that are assigned by law to the unit are not changed;
(2)    a State officer or State employee who is not in the State Personnel Management System and is transferred with the unit remains exempt from the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article unless the officer or the employee is placed in the State Personnel Management System in accordance with those provisions; and
(3)    the head of a unit who is in the State Personnel Management System or holds the position other than at the pleasure of the Governor does not cease to be in the State Personnel Management System or to hold the position other than at the pleasure of the Governor.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 2 - Principal Departments › Section 8-203 - Secretary

(a)    The head of each principal department is a secretary, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b)    The Governor shall select, on the bases of professional and administrative knowledge and experience, a secretary who has the qualifications required by law.
(c)    Unless otherwise provided by law, the secretary of a principal department or, with the approval of the Governor, a designee of the secretary shall represent the State and coordinate its participation in an interstate, regional, or other intergovernmental unit that is in the department.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 2 - Principal Departments › Section 8-205 - Secretaries of Principal Departments; Powers and Duties

(a)    The secretary of each principal department serves at the pleasure of the Governor unless otherwise provided by law.
(b)    A secretary shall:
(1)    receive the salary and have the assistants, employees, and professional consultants provided in the budget, unless otherwise provided by law;
(2)    be responsible for establishing policy to be followed by the units of State government within the secretary’s department;
(3)    be responsible for the efficient and orderly administration of the department;
(4)    be responsible for the comprehensive planning of programs and services within the secretary’s jurisdiction and for reviewing and approving the plans of all units of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction;
(5)    notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in § 1–203(c) of the Health Occupations Article, be responsible for the supervision of the units of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction that are composed in whole or in part of individuals participating in the occupation or profession regulated by the units;
(6)    be responsible for the budget of the secretary’s office and for the budgets of other units of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction;
(7)    be responsible for the organization of the secretary’s office and for recommending to the Governor changes in the organization and placement of units of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction; and
(8)    recommend to the Governor any modification, abolition, and transfer of advisory bodies within the secretary’s jurisdiction.
(c)    A secretary may:
(1)    appoint officers and employees in the secretary’s office as provided in the budget and review the personnel action taken by any unit of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction; and
(2)    create the citizen advisory bodies that may be necessary for the operation of the secretary’s department.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 2 - Principal Departments › Section 8-205.1 - Regulation of Units of State Government to Prevent Anticompetitive Actions

(a)    Except as provided in § 1–203(c) of the Health Occupations Article, the secretary of each principal department shall supervise each unit of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction that is composed in whole or in part of individuals participating in the occupation or profession regulated by the unit in order to:
(1)    prevent unreasonable anticompetitive actions by the unit; and
(2)    determine whether the decisions and actions of the unit further a clearly articulated State policy to displace competition in the regulated market.
(b)    If the secretary or the secretary’s designee finds that a proposed decision or action of the unit may result in an unreasonable anticompetitive decision or may not further a clearly articulated State policy to displace competition in the regulated marketplace, the secretary or the secretary’s designee shall:
(1)    review the merits of the proposed decision or action;
(2)    assess whether the proposed decision or action furthers a clearly articulated State policy to displace competition in the regulated market; and
(3)    issue expeditiously a written decision approving, disapproving, or modifying the proposed decision or action or remanding the proposed decision or action back to the unit for further review before:
(i)    a final decision is issued; or
(ii)    the proposed action is implemented.
(c)    The secretary or the secretary’s designee may not approve a decision or an action of a unit that does not further a clearly articulated State policy to displace competition in the regulated market.
(d)    A decision or an action of a unit may not constitute a final decision or action of the unit until after the secretary or the secretary’s designee has conducted the review required under subsection (b) of this section.
(e)    A final decision or action of a unit shall comply with the written decision of the secretary or the secretary’s designee issued in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(f)    Neither the secretary nor the secretary’s designee may be an individual who is appointed by, under the oversight of, or a member of a board or commission whose decision or action is the subject of review under subsection (b) of this section.
(g)    A regulation adopted to carry out this section shall be drafted in consultation with stakeholders and other interested parties.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 3 - Executive Action › Section 8-301 - Responsibilities of Governor

(a)    The Governor is responsible for a continuing review of the organization of the Executive Branch of the State government.
(b)    (1)    In addition to any reorganization under Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution, the Governor may order any other reorganization of the Executive Branch that is considered by the Governor to be necessary and desirable and that is not inconsistent with law.
(2)    A reorganization under this subsection may include:
(i)    the reorganization of the principal departments;
(ii)    the placement of a unit in a principal department; and
(iii)    the transfer of a unit or function from 1 principal department to another.
(3)    A reorganization under this subsection may be effected through the issuance of an executive order or the approval of a recommendation that the secretary of a principal department submits. An approval shall be treated as an executive order. However, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the recommendation is not effective unless approved or issued as an executive order.
(c)    (1)    Notwithstanding any other law that relates to organization of the Executive Branch of the State government, if a program involves more than 1 principal department and cannot be carried out efficiently through cooperation of the departments, the Governor may establish a task force to integrate the services of the departments so as to carry out the program.
(2)    A task force established under this subsection may exist for not more than 1 year unless the Governor expressly extends the existence of the task force.
(d)    The Governor shall recommend to the General Assembly the placement of any new program or new unit within an appropriate principal department.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 3 - Executive Action › Section 8-302 - Responsibilities of Secretaries

Each secretary of a principal department is responsible for recommending to the Governor:
(1)    any change in the organization, placement, or name of a unit in the department;
(2)    any change, abolition, or transfer of an advisory body in the department; and
(3)    any centralization or coordination of administrative staff or clerical services in the department, for efficiency and effectiveness.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 3 - Executive Action › Section 8-304 - Designation for Federal Programs

The Governor shall:
(1)    make the designation of a unit as the official State agency for participation in a federal program by a written designation that includes the name of the unit and of the program;
(2)    give the General Assembly notice of the designation; and
(3)    deliver a copy of the designation to the Administrator of the Division of State Documents.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 3 - Executive Action › Section 8-305 - Organizational Chart

The secretary of each principal department and the head of each other unit in the Executive Branch of the State government that is not in a principal department shall include on the website for the department or unit:
(1)    an organizational chart that:
(i)    shows the major subunits in the unit; and
(ii)    lists the name and title of each individual who heads a subunit; and
(2)    a concise description of the department or unit and each subunit.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 3A - Appointments in State Government › Section 8-3A-01 - General Consideration

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Appointing authority” has the meaning stated in § 1–101(b) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
(3)    “Office” means the Appointments Office in the Office of the Governor that performs the function of recommending to the Governor the appointment or nomination of an individual to serve as a member of a State or local board, commission, council, committee, authority, task force, or other entity that by law requires the membership to be appointed in whole or in part by the Governor, whether or not the appointment or nomination is with the advice and consent of the Senate or House of Delegates.
(b)    The Office may not direct, overrule, or otherwise take any action regarding the decision of an appointing authority, the Secretary of Budget and Management, or any unit of the Department of Budget and Management to appoint, promote, transfer, reassign, discipline, or terminate an employee under the jurisdiction of the appointing authority.
(c)    Only an appointing authority may delegate in writing the authority to act on the appointing authority’s behalf, but only to an employee or officer under the jurisdiction of the appointing authority.
(d)    An appointing authority may not delegate the authority to make the final decision on the termination of an employee.
(e)    An appointing authority shall notify the Secretary of Budget and Management of any delegation of authority authorized under this section by providing the Secretary a copy of the delegation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 3A - Appointments in State Government › Section 8-3A-02 - List of Employees With Regard to Political Affiliation

(a)    On or before December 1 of each gubernatorial election year:
(1)    the Secretary of Budget and Management shall compile a list of the position, pay grade, and title of each employee in the State Personnel Management System who is employed with regard to political affiliation, belief, or opinion under § 4–201(c)(2)(ii) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and
(2)    the Secretary of Transportation shall compile a list of the position, pay grade, and title of each employee in the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Human Resource System who is employed with regard to political affiliation, belief, or opinion under § 2–103.4(b)(2)(ii) of the Transportation Article.
(b)    The Secretary of Transportation shall provide the list of employees required under subsection (a)(2) of this section to the Secretary of Budget and Management on or before December 15 of each gubernatorial election year.
(c)    In accordance with § 2–1257 of this article, on or before December 31 of each gubernatorial election year, the Secretary of Budget and Management shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates on the total number of State employees employed with regard to political affiliation, belief, or opinion under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Government › Title 8 - Organization of Executive Branch › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Program Evaluation Act › Section 8-401 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Committees of jurisdiction” means the committees of the General Assembly that routinely handle the policy issues and legislation related to a specific governmental activity or unit subject to review under this subtitle.
(c)    “Department” means the Department of Legislative Services.
(d)    “Evaluation” means the process of legislative review of a governmental activity or unit used to determine:
(1)    whether the governmental activity or unit should be reestablished or terminated; and
(2)    what, if any, statutory or nonstatutory changes should be recommended to the General Assembly to improve the operations of the governmental activity or unit.
(e)    “Governmental activity” means a program, service, or other function of government.
(f)    “Office” means the office in the Department of Legislative Services designated by the Executive Director of the Department.