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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part V – Reinstatements">
  <section prefix="§" num="40-21" heading="Automatic reinstatement.">
    <text>If the conviction that was the basis for a debarment or suspension is reversed or otherwise voided, the debarment or suspension terminates automatically.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-005</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="40-22" heading="Petitions for reinstatement.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">A person debarred under this subtitle may petition the Board for removal of the debarment as provided in this section.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Bribery offenses.">For a person debarred under § 40-5 or &lt;cite data-path="|5|§40-6"&gt;§ 40-6 of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, the petition may be filed at any time after expiration of 5 years from:<para num="(1)">the date of the debarment; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">in the case of an automatic debarment under § 40-5, the date of the Board’s notice under § 40-16 {“Notice and opportunity for hearing — automatic debarments”}.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Other causes.">For a person debarred under § 40-7 or &lt;cite data-path="|5|§40-8"&gt;§ 40-8 of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, the petition may be filed at any time after expiration of the earlier of:<para num="(1)">one-half of the period of debarment; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">5 years from the date of the debarment.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-005</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 14-307</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="40-23" heading="Reinstatement hearing and decision.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Hearing.">
      <para num="(1)">Within 90 days after receipt of a petition, the Board shall:<para num="(i)">conduct a hearing; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">decide whether the debarment should be removed.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The time for hearing and decision may be extended by the Board for good cause shown.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Factors to be considered.">In deciding whether the debarment should be removed, the Board shall:<para num="(1)">determine whether the integrity of the contracting process and the best interests of the City would be served by continuing the debarment; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">for that purpose, consider all relevant factors, including those listed in § 40-19(b) {“Hearing and decision: Factors to be considered”}.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Decision.">
      <para num="(1)">The Board shall notify the petitioner of the Board’s decision.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The notice shall state:<para num="(i)">whether the debarment is removed or continued; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">if continued, how long the petitioner must wait before again petitioning for reinstatement.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-005</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
