Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Licensing
Section 8-313 - Home Improvement Hearing Board

(a)    With the approval of the Secretary, the Commission may appoint a home improvement hearing board.
    (b)    (1)    A hearing board shall consist of at least 3 members of the Commission.
        (2)    Of the members of the hearing board:
            (i)    at least 1 shall have experience in some phase of the business of home improvement; and
            (ii)    at least 1 shall be a consumer member of the Commission.
    (c)    The Commission shall appoint a chairman from among the members of the hearing board.
    (d)    The Commission may refer to a hearing board a charge, claim, complaint, or license application made by the Commission or by any person under this subtitle.
    (e)    Each procedure applicable to a hearing before the Commission is applicable to a hearing before the hearing board.
    (f)    (1)    A decision of the hearing board shall be:
            (i)    by a majority vote of the entire membership of the hearing board;
            (ii)    in writing; and
            (iii)    submitted to the Commission.
        (2)    Unless, within 15 days after the hearing board submits its decision to the Commission, the Commission or a member of the Commission finds that a full hearing by the Commission is required:
            (i)    the decision of the hearing board is final;
            (ii)    the decision is a final decision of the Commission; and
            (iii)    a party who is aggrieved by the decision may take an appeal as provided in § 8-314 of this subtitle.