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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .26 Citations.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".26" heading="Citations.">
    <para num="A.">The Department may:<para num="(1)">Issue a citation under &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|1|§40-14"&gt;City Code Article 1, § 40-14&lt;/cite&gt; to a permit holder found to be in violation of:<para num="(a)">&lt;cite data-path="14.02.01"&gt;This chapter&lt;/cite&gt;; or</para>
        <para num="(b)">&lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|31"&gt;City Code Article 31&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 38; or</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">Issue a citation under &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|1|§41-14"&gt;City Code Article 1, § 41-14&lt;/cite&gt; to a permit holder found to be in violation of:<para num="(a)">&lt;cite data-path="14.02.01"&gt;This chapter&lt;/cite&gt;; or</para>
        <para num="(b)">&lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|31"&gt;City Code Article 31&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 38.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="B.">Notification of Violation.
If a permit holder is found to be in violation during a compliance inspection, the Department shall:<para num="(1)">Issue a first warning to the permit holder noting the violation;</para>
      <para num="(2)">Issue a second warning to a permit holder if the violation recurs within 60 days of the first warning; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">Issue a citation if the violation recurs within 60 days of the second warning.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="C.">Abatement Period.
The Department shall:<para num="(1)">Grant an abatement period to a permit holder to fix a violation; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">Issue an additional citation to a permit holder who commits an additional violation within 60 days of a granted abatement period.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="D.">Appeals<para num="(1)">A permit holder may appeal:<para num="(a)">A civil citation to the District Court of Baltimore City; or</para>
        <para num="(b)">An environmental citation to Environmental Control Board.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">For a citation issued in accordance with &lt;cite data-path="14.02.01.26|D.|(1)|(b)"&gt;§ D(1)(b) of this regulation&lt;/cite&gt;, a permit holder may appeal a decision rendered by the Environmental Control Board to the Circuit Court.</para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
