Maryland Statutes
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Title 10 - Governmental Procedures

Section 10-107 - Unit Counsel Defined; Submission to Attorney General or Unit Counsel - (a) “Unit counsel” means the unit counsel for the Commission...

Section 10-108 - Use of "African American" Preferred - In the preparation of a regulation, a unit shall use...

Part III - Proposal and Adoption

Section 10-109 - Scope of Part - This Part III of this subtitle applies only to a...

Section 10-110 - Preliminary Review - (a) Except for subsection (c) of this section, this section...

Section 10-111 - Time Limitations; Public Hearings - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 10-111.1 - Opposition to Adoption - (a) (1) Prior to the expiration of any period of...

Section 10-111.2 - Proposed and Emergency Regulations -- Posting and Notice - (a) (1) The website of the General Assembly shall include...

Section 10-112 - Procedures for Publication - (a) (1) This subsection does not apply to the emergency...

Section 10-112.1 - Publication Time Requirements for Regulations - (a) Whenever a unit publishes a proposed regulation in the...

Section 10-113 - Changes in Proposed Regulations - (a) In this section, “unit counsel” has the meaning stated...

Section 10-114 - Notice of Adoption - (a) After adopting a regulation, a unit shall submit to...

Section 10-115 - Reprints - (a) A unit may not reset or reprint a regulation...

Section 10-116 - Withdrawal of Proposed Regulation - (a) A unit: (1) may withdraw a proposed regulation at...

Section 10-117 - Effective Date of Regulations - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of...

Section 10-118 - Committee Powers Over Emergency or Proposed Regulations or Portion Thereof - The Committee may exercise a power granted under this subtitle...

Part IV - Limited Provisions

Section 10-120 - Scope of Part - (a) This Part IV of this subtitle does not apply...

Section 10-121 - Political Subdivisions and Instrumentalities - A political subdivision of the State or an instrumentality of...

Section 10-122 - Procedural Regulations - (a) Each unit shall adopt regulations to govern procedures under...

Section 10-123 - Petition for Adoption of Regulation - (a) An interested person may submit to a unit a...

Section 10-124 - Evaluation of Impact - (a) In this section, “business” means a trade, professional activity,...

Section 10-125 - Declaratory Judgment - (a) (1) A person may file a petition for a...

Part V - Invalid Provisions

Section 10-128 - Severability - (a) Unless a regulation expressly states otherwise, its provisions are...

Section 10-129 - Publications of Notices - (a) This section applies only to a unit in the...

Part VI - Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act

Section 10-130 - Definitions - (a) In this Part VI the following words have the...

Section 10-131 - Applicability of Part - This part does not apply to a regulation of a...

Section 10-132 - Purposes of Part - The purposes of this part are to: (1) establish a...

Section 10-132.1 - Schedule of Regulations to Be Reviewed - (a) (1) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the...

Section 10-133 - Executive Order for Review and Evaluation of Regulations - (a) Based on the schedules submitted by the adopting authorities...

Section 10-134 - Work Plan - (a) At least 1 year before the commencement of the...

Section 10-135 - Evaluation Report - (a) (1) Pursuant to the work plan adopted under §...

Section 10-136 - Disagreement With Recommendations; Required Action by Governor - (a) (1) If a unit, other than those referred to...

Section 10-137 - Resolution of Disagreement - (a) This section applies to the Comptroller, the Treasurer, the...

Section 10-138 - Proposed Amendments or Repeal of Regulations - (a) Within 120 days after an evaluation report is approved...

Section 10-139 - Citation of Part - This Part VI of this subtitle may be cited as...

Subtitle 2 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Contested Cases

Section 10-201 - Declaration of Policy - The purpose of this subtitle is to: (1) ensure the...

Section 10-202 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-203 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle does not apply to: (1) the Legislative...

Section 10-204 - Political Subdivisions and Instrumentalities - A political subdivision of the State or an instrumentality of...

Section 10-205 - Delegation of Hearing Authority - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 10-206 - Procedural Regulations - (a) (1) The Office shall adopt regulations to govern the...

Section 10-206.1 - Legal Practice - (a) An agency may not: (1) grant the right to...

Section 10-207 - Notice of Agency Action - (a) An agency shall give reasonable notice of the agency’s...

Section 10-208 - Notice of Hearing - (a) An agency or the Office shall give all parties...

Section 10-209 - Notice Mailed to Address of Licensee - (a) Where a licensing statute provides for service other than...

Section 10-210 - Dispositions - Unless otherwise precluded by law, an agency or the Office...

Section 10-211 - Hearings Conducted by Electronic Means - (a) In accordance with subsection (b) of this section, a...

Section 10-212 - Open Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a contested case...

Section 10-212.1 - Interpreters - (a) (1) In a contested case, a party or witness...

Section 10-213 - Evidence - (a) (1) Each party in a contested case shall offer...

Section 10-214 - Consideration of Other Evidence - (a) Findings of fact must be based exclusively on the...

Section 10-215 - Transcription of Proceedings; Fees - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 10-216 - Exceptions - (a) (1) In the case of a single decision maker,...

Section 10-217 - Proof - The standard of proof in a contested case shall be...

Section 10-218 - Contents of Record - The presiding officer hearing a contested case shall make a...

Section 10-219 - Ex Parte Communications - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 10-220 - Proposed Decisions and Orders - (a) If the Office conducts a hearing under this subtitle,...

Section 10-221 - Final Decisions and Orders - (a) A final decision or order in a contested case...

Section 10-222 - Judicial Review - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 10-222.1 - Administrative Orders - (a) A party to a contested case may timely seek...

Section 10-223 - Appeals to Court of Special Appeals - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a case...

Section 10-224 - Litigation Expenses for Small Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 10-225 - Suspension of Provisions - (a) Upon a finding by the Governor that there is...

Section 10-226 - Licenses -- Special Provisions - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 3 - Administrative Procedure Act -- Declaratory Rulings

Section 10-301 - "Unit" Defined - In this subtitle, “unit” means an officer or unit that...

Section 10-302 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle does not apply to: (1) the Governor;...

Section 10-303 - Political Subdivisions and Instrumentalities - A political subdivision of the State or an instrumentality of...

Section 10-304 - Petition for Ruling - (a) An interested person may submit to a unit a...

Section 10-305 - Ruling - (a) A unit may issue a declaratory ruling. (b) A...

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...

Subtitle 6 - Records

Part I - Forms Management

Section 10-601 - Definitions - (a) In this Part I of this subtitle the following...

Section 10-602 - Forms Management Officer - (a) The head of each department and each independent unit...

Section 10-603 - Plan - (a) The plan shall: (1) ensure that the forms management...

Section 10-604 - Use of Approved Forms Required - A department or independent unit may use only the forms...

Section 10-605 - Annual Report - (a) On or before July 31 of each year, each...

Part II - Records Management

Section 10-608 - Definitions - (a) In this Part II of this subtitle the following...

Section 10-609 - Regulations - The Division and the State Archivist jointly shall adopt regulations...

Section 10-610 - Records Management Program; Records Officer - (a) (1) Each unit of the State government shall have...

Section 10-611 - Duties of Division - The Division shall: (1) inspect the records of the units...

Part III - Disposition of Records and Other Materials

Section 10-614 - Definitions - (a) In this Part III of this subtitle the following...

Section 10-615 - Scope of Part - Except as expressly provided in § 10–619 of this subtitle,...

Section 10-616 - Public Records - (a) In accordance with the record retention and disposal schedules,...

Section 10-617 - Nonofficial Materials - (a) A public official may offer to the Archives or...

Section 10-618 - Portraits - A public official may offer to the Archives any portrait...

Section 10-619 - Reproductions - (a) With the written approval of the State Archivist, the...

Subtitle 7 - Reorganizations

Section 10-701 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies if the General Assembly: (1) abolishes a...

Section 10-702 - Property - (a) In this section, “property” means: (1) a record of...

Section 10-703 - Employees - Employees of an abolished or superseded unit who are in...

Section 10-704 - Hearings and Proceedings - (a) Each petition, hearing, or other proceeding that was pending...

Section 10-705 - Orders, Rules, and Regulations - Each order, rule, and regulation that relates to a transferred...

Section 10-706 - Obligations - Each contract and other obligation that relates to a transferred...

Subtitle 8 - Written Policies for Public Communications

Section 10-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-802 - Written Policies Required - Each unit shall adopt written policies that are within the...

Section 10-803 - Filing Required - Each unit shall submit the policies required under § 10-802...

Subtitle 9 - Automated Mapping-Geographic Information Systems

Section 10-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-902 - Legislative Findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) automated mapping–geographic information system...

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...

Section 10-904 - Fees - (a) A governmental unit may adopt a fee structure for...

Subtitle 10 - Civil Penalties

Section 10-1001 - Definitions; Considerations in Setting Amount of Penalty - (a) In this section, “unit” means an officer or other...

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,...

Section 10-1102 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-1103 - Providing Equal Access to Public Services - (a) Each State department, agency, or program listed or identified...

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...

Section 10-1105 - Equal Access Versions of Websites - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c)...

Section 10-1106 - Central Coordination and Technical Assistance; Minimum Standards - (a) The Department of Human Services, in consultation with the...

Subtitle 12 - Toll-Free Telephone Numbers

Section 10-1201 - System Required for State Units - Each unit of State government shall install and maintain a...

Section 10-1202 - Printing of Numbers for Distribution - Each unit of State government shall print its toll-free telephone...

Section 10-1203 - Inclusion in Directory - Each unit shall include each of its toll-free telephone numbers...

Subtitle 13 - Protection of Information by Government Agencies

Section 10-1301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-1302 - Applicability Limitations - (a) This subtitle does not apply to personal information that:...

Section 10-1303 - Destruction of Records - When a unit is destroying records of an individual that...

Section 10-1304 - Security Measures - (a) To protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, modification,...

Section 10-1305 - Investigation and Notification on Breach of Security by System - (a) (1) In this section, “breach of the security of...

Section 10-1306 - Preemption of Local Law - The provisions of this subtitle are exclusive and shall preempt...

Section 10-1307 - Requirements for Notice to 1,000 or More Individuals - (a) If a unit is required under § 10–1305 of...

Section 10-1308 - Compliance With Federal Privacy Law Provisions Deemed Compliant With Subtitle - A unit or nonaffiliated third party that complies with §...

Subtitle 13A - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information by Public Institutions of Higher Education (Subtitle Effective October 1, 2024.)

Section 10-13A-01 - Definitions - ** TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2024 PER CHAPTER 429 OF...

Section 10-13A-02 - Inapplicable to Certain Personally Identifiable Information -- Compliance With Laws - ** TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2024 PER CHAPTER 429 OF...

Section 10-13A-03 - Review and Designation as Systems of Record -- Privacy Governance Program -- Information Security and Risk Management Program -- Privacy Notices - ** TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2024 PER CHAPTER 429 OF...

Section 10-13A-04 - Investigation of Breaches of Security -- Duties Upon Finding of Occurrence - ** TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2024 PER CHAPTER 429 OF...

Subtitle 14 - Licensing -- Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses

Section 10-1401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-1402 - Disclosure of Convictions - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,...

Section 10-1403 - Imposition of Probation, Suspension, Revocation, and Other Sanctions - Subject to § 10–1405 of this subtitle, if a licensing...

Section 10-1404 - Conditions of Probation - (a) If a licensee is placed on probation under §...

Section 10-1405 - Procedures - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 10-1406 - Commercial Drivers' Licenses - (a) If an individual who is convicted of a drug...

Section 10-1407 - Regulations - Each licensing authority may adopt regulations to carry out this...

Subtitle 15 - Open Data

Section 10-1501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-1502 - State Policy - It is the policy of the State that open data...

Section 10-1503 - Council on Open Data - (a) There is a Council on Open Data. (b) The...

Section 10-1504 - Duties of Council - (a) The Council shall promote the policy established under §...

Subtitle 16 - Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act

Section 10-1601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-1602 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to all legal material in an electronic...

Section 10-1603 - Publication in Electronic and Other Formats - (a) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in...

Section 10-1604 - Authentication - (a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic...

Section 10-1605 - Presumption of Authenticity - (a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated...

Section 10-1606 - Preservation and Security of Record - (a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic...

Section 10-1607 - Availability of Record - An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record...

Section 10-1608 - Considerations for Implementation - In implementing this subtitle, an official publisher of legal material...

Section 10-1609 - Need to Promote Uniformity of Law - In applying and construing this subtitle, consideration shall be given...

Section 10-1610 - Construction With Federal Law - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 10-1611 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Electronic...

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