Sec. 14-180. Inspections; enforcement
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-180 (2026)
Sec. 14-180. Inspections; enforcementLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement, or his designee, shall have full power and authority to inspect or cause to be inspected, and to issue violation notices regarding a violation of this Division by any commercial building, structure, or premises, or any part thereof, which may be a site of high risk sexual conduct. If the Director determines that a hazardous site exists, he shall declare it to be a public nuisance and shall then:
(1)
Notify the management, owner, or tenant of the premises that the Director has reasonable belief that the building, structure, premises, or part thereof, is a hazardous site.
(2)
Issue warnings to the management, owner, or tenant of the premises stating the reasons for the Director's belief that the building, structure, or premises, or part thereof, is a hazardous site.
(b)
Once such notice and warnings have been issued, the Director shall proceed as follows:
(1)
After the management, owner, or tenant has been notified in writing as to the basis of the Director's determination, the management, owner, or tenant shall have ten (10) days to request a hearing before a Hearing Officer designated by the Director for a determination as to the existence of such hazardous site. If the management, owner, or tenant does not request a hearing within ten (10) days of the notice, the Director shall then cause the building, structure, or premises to be posted with a warning advising the public that the premises have been declared a hazardous site. The Director shall cause orders to be issued to the management, owner, or tenant to take corrective measures to prevent high risk sexual conduct from taking place within the premises.
(2)
If the management, owner, or tenant requests a hearing in writing, the hearing shall be held before the Hearing Officer no more than thirty (30) days after the request. After considering all evidence, the Hearing Officer shall make a recommendation to the Director as to whether the building, structure, premises, or parts thereof, constitute a hazardous site. The Director shall then issue a decision. If the Director determines that the building, structure, premises, or parts thereof, constitute a hazardous site, the Director shall then issue an order and cause the building, structure, or premises to be posted with a warning advising the public that the building, structure, or premises has been declared a hazardous site.
(d)
If, within thirty (30) days from the issuance of the orders to the management, owner, or tenant of the hazardous site, the Director determines that such corrective measures have not been undertaken, then the Director may order the abatement of the hazardous site as a public nuisance, which shall be enforced by mandatory or prohibitory injunction in a court of competent jurisdiction; or may secure a court order for the closure of the premises constituting the "hazardous site" until the premises, building, or structure is in compliance with the standards set forth in this Division.