# Environment (GEN)

## Title 2. Ambient Air Quality Control

### Subtitle 6. Enforcement; Penalties

#### Section 2-603

(a) A show-cause order issued under this subtitle shall:

  (1) Specify the provision that allegedly has been violated;

  (2) Describe the nature and extent of the alleged violation;

  (3) Require the person charged to appear at a hearing and show cause why an order requiring corrective action should not be issued; and

  (4) State the date, time, and place of the hearing.

(b) Each show-cause order issued under this subtitle shall be in writing and shall be served:

  (1) Not less than 20 days before the time set for the hearing; and

  (2) As a summons is served under the Maryland Rules or by certified mail.

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