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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="9A-311" title_number="9A" title_name="Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 9A-310 of this subtitle, the Board shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If, after due notice, the individual against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the Board may hear and determine the matter.</text>
  </level>
</section>
