<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 22-2 Show cause order.">
  <section prefix="§" num="22-2" heading="Show cause order.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">Any person who causes or contributes to a violation of Subtitles 2 through 11 or of §§ &lt;cite data-path="|25|§1-4"&gt;1-4&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-path="|25|§21-1"&gt;21-1&lt;/cite&gt;, or &lt;cite data-path="|25|§21-5|(d)"&gt;21-5(d)&lt;/cite&gt; of &lt;cite data-path="|25"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt; or order issued hereunder, may be ordered by the Director to show cause why a proposed enforcement action should not be taken.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Service of notice.">A written notice shall be served on the user specifying:<para num="(1)">the time and place of a hearing;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the reason why the action is to be taken; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">the proposed enforcement action.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Permitted enforcement actions.">The Director may propose any enforcement action reasonably necessary to abate the violation.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Decision and action on hearing.">
      <para num="(1)">Based upon the evidence presented at the hearing, the Director shall determine the appropriate enforcement actions, if any, which should be taken.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Immediate enforcement action may be pursued whether or not a duly notified user appears.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 25, §11(a)(2)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 84-129</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 91-775</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
