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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-6 Hearing on complaint.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-6" heading="Hearing on complaint.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">If the complaint is not dismissed under § 5-4 {“Dismissal on cure of violation”} or &lt;cite data-path="|8|§5-5"&gt;§ 5-5 {“Dismissal on preliminary review”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, the Ethics Board must provide the respondent with notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Representation by counsel.">At the hearing, the respondent is entitled to be represented by counsel.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Procedures.">In its rules and regulations, the Ethics Board must establish procedures to govern the conduct of hearings held under this subtitle.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Ethics Board	§2-10</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">The procedures established by the Board to govern the conduct of hearings are set forth in Board Regulations R 05.21 through R 05.26.</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
