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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="5-211" title_number="5" title_name="Occupational Safety and Health" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Administration and Enforcement">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Whenever an individual who is authorized to inspect property in the State is denied access after the individual makes a proper request to the owner, lessee, or other person in charge of the property, the individual may apply to the District Court for an administrative search warrant under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each application under this section shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>state the nature, purpose, and scope of the inspection; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>show that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the applicant:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>is authorized by law to inspect the property to which access was denied; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>requested access at a reasonable time;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>access was denied; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the inspection is for a purpose related to safety or health.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An application may not be submitted to the District Court unless approved by the Attorney General.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner applies for an administrative search warrant under subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General shall prioritize and expedite review of the application.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On application in accordance with this section, the District Court may issue an administrative search warrant.</text>
  </level>
</section>
