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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="3-406" title_number="3" title_name="Amusement Attractions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Operation of Amusement Attractions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “workday” means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a State holiday.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If, after an inspection or investigation, the Commissioner finds that, within the immediately preceding 6 months, an amusement owner has violated this title or an order passed or regulation adopted under this title, the Commissioner promptly shall issue a citation to the amusement owner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each citation shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>describe, in detail, the nature of the alleged violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>cite the provision of this title, order, or regulation that the amusement owner is alleged to have violated; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>set a reasonable time for correction of the alleged violation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Within a reasonable time after issuance of a citation, the Commissioner shall send by certified mail to the amusement owner a notice that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>states the proposed civil penalty, if any, that the Commissioner intends to impose under this title; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>informs the amusement owner of the right to a hearing under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>In accordance with any regulation that the Commissioner adopts under this title, an amusement owner who receives a citation shall post the citation or a copy of it conspicuously at or near each place where the citation alleges that a violation occurred.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Within 15 workdays after an amusement owner receives a notice under subsection (d) of this section, the amusement owner may submit to the Commissioner a written request for a hearing on the citation or proposed civil penalty.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>Unless an amusement owner requests a hearing as provided in this section, a citation and a notice of a proposed civil penalty are final orders.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>After an opportunity for a hearing under this section, the Commissioner may pass an order that affirms or modifies a requirement of a citation for correction of a violation if the amusement owner shows that the amusement owner:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has made a good faith effort to comply with the requirement; but</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>has not complied because of a factor beyond the reasonable control of the amusement owner.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>An amusement owner shall correct each violation for which the Commissioner issues a citation within the time set for correction in a final order under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>If the Commissioner has reason to believe that an amusement owner has failed to correct a violation in a timely manner, the Commissioner shall send by certified mail to the amusement owner a notice that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>states that the amusement owner has failed to correct the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>states the proposed civil penalty, if any, that the Commissioner intends to impose under this title for the failure; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>informs the amusement owner that, within 15 workdays after receipt of the notice, the amusement owner may submit to the Commissioner a written request for a hearing on the failure to correct the violation or proposed civil penalty.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>Unless an amusement owner requests a hearing as provided in this section, the notice, including any proposed civil penalty, is a final order.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Whenever the Commissioner receives a request for a hearing made in accordance with this section, the Commissioner shall hold a hearing.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To the extent practicable, the hearing shall be held within 30 days after receipt of the request.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <text>The Commissioner shall give notice and hold the hearing under this section in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="n">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a hearing examiner or other officer is appointed to hold a hearing under this section, the officer shall prepare a record that includes testimony.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The officer shall submit a report to the Commissioner and send a copy of the report to any amusement owner affected by the report.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The report becomes final unless, within 10 workdays after the report, the amusement owner submits a written request for a review of the proceeding by the Commissioner.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>After a review of a proceeding under this subsection, with or without a hearing, the Commissioner shall pass an order based on findings of fact. The order shall affirm, modify, or vacate the citation or proposed civil penalty or direct other appropriate relief.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>An order of the Commissioner under paragraph (4) of this subsection is final 15 days after passage of the order.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
