Subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the <cite data-path="|general">City General Provisions Article</cite>, the Director of Transportation shall establish by regulations the procedures for the holding of the hearings provided for under this Part 3. The hearing officers appointed in accordance with the provisions of Part 4 of this subtitle shall receive the applications and conduct the hearings provided for under this Part 3. If it is determined by the hearing officer, after consideration of the criteria prescribed for the hearing as set forth in <cite data-path="|31|§31-24">§ 31-24 of this subtitle</cite>, that the vehicle should not have been immobilized:the owner shall not be required to pay the booting fee provided for under § 31-26 to secure release of said vehicle; or if the booting fee was paid prior to the hearing a refund of said booting fee shall be made to the owner who paid said fee. The hearing officer’s ruling in no way has any bearing on the fine, penalty, or charge imposed by the District Court of Maryland for parking violations. City Code, 1976/83, art. 31, §90(g)(4), (5) Ord. 69-343 Ord. 74-768 Ord. 83-864 Ord. 15-435 Text Conformed 02/28/21 By authority of Ordinance 20-431, Section 5, the Director of Legislative Reference, in consultation with the Law Department, has conformed this section to refer expressly to and reflect the requirements of the recently-enacted Administrative Procedure Act that, effective January 15, 2021, governs the proposal, adoption, and publication of administrative rules and regulations.