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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 34-7 Investigations.">
  <section prefix="§" num="34-7" heading="Investigations.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="On complaint.">The Department must:<para num="(1)">accept and investigate complaints from interested persons about erosion and sediment control issues;</para>
      <para num="(2)">conduct an initial investigation within 3 working days from receipt of the complaint;</para>
      <para num="(3)">notify the complainant of the initial investigation and findings within 7 days from receipt of the complaint; and</para>
      <para num="(4)">take appropriate action when violations are discovered during the course of the complaint investigation.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="On own initiative.">The Department may also undertake, on its own initiative, investigations of suspected erosion and sediment control issues on all properties.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Posting of findings.">The Department must post on its website the Department’s findings on all investigations, whether initiated by interested persons or on the Department’s own initiative.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-095</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
