# Sec. 5-175.08. Appeals from determinations of Director

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.

## Sec. 5-175.08. Appeals from determinations of Director

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-175.08 (2026)

(a) Any person aggrieved by an act or determination of the Director pursuant to this Division, including, but not limited to, the issuance of a violation notice or administrative citation, or the suspension or revocation of any license, may appeal such act or determination to the Administrative Hearing Unit established by Subtitle 13, Division 15 of this Code within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of notice of the act or determination of the Director. The Administrative Hearing Unit shall hold a hearing and the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures outlined in Sections 13-1134 through 13-1151 and Section 13-1153 through 13-1154 of this Code. The Director shall have the initial burden to establish the basis for the determination from which the appeal was taken. The appellant shall have the burden to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the Director has misconstrued or wrongly interpreted the intent and meaning of this Code. The Administrative Hearing Unit shall determine only whether there was substantial evidence for the Director to take the enforcement action from which the appeal was taken. The Administrative Hearing Unit may not substitute its judgment for that of the Director.

(b) The Administrative Hearing Unit may reverse, modify or remand the decision of the Director only if the decision of the Director is clearly erroneous, or arbitrary and capricious, or unsupported by any substantial evidence. Every decision of the Administrative Hearing Unit shall be given in writing within thirty (30) days of the hearing. A copy of each such decision shall be promptly filed with the Director and a copy shall be sent by U.S. first-class mail, sent electronically, or otherwise delivered to the appellant. An appellant aggrieved by a decision of the Administrative Hearing Unit may seek reconsideration of the matter in accordance with Section 13-1128 of this Code and all provisions of that Section shall apply to the disposition of the application for reconsideration. The decision of the Hearing Administrator on an application for reconsideration shall constitute the final decision of the Administrative Hearing Unit. Any party who, after having exhausted all administrative remedies available, is aggrieved by a final decision of the Administrative Hearing Unit may seek judicial review of that decision in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland, in accordance with the Maryland Rules. The filing of a petition for judicial review does not stay an order of the Administrative Hearing Unit, unless a stay is granted by the circuit court.