# Education (GED)

## Title 9.5. Division of Early Childhood Development

### Subtitle 1. Established

#### Section 9.5-109

(a) A person aggrieved by a final decision of the highest administrative appellate authority in a contested case may take any further appeal as allowed by the Administrative Procedure Act.

(b) If a further appeal is taken under this section:

  (1) Any criminal prosecution of the person for carrying on without a license or registration an activity for which the person must be licensed or registered shall be stayed pending the appeal;

  (2) Any injunction against the person for carrying on without a license or registration an activity for which the person must be licensed or registered shall be stayed pending the appeal; and

  (3) The court has discretion as to the care, custody, or control of any child whose care, custody, or control is the responsibility of the person.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)