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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="12-101" title_number="12" title_name="Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies only to inspections under § 12-909 and Subtitle 8, Part II of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An inspector of the Division of Labor and Industry may apply to the District Court for an administrative search warrant under this section if the inspector:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is authorized or required by law to inspect property in the State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is denied access to the property after making a proper request for access of the owner, lessee, or other person in charge of the property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A judge may issue an administrative search warrant under this section if the application:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>specifies the nature, scope, and purpose of the inspection; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>shows that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the applicant is authorized or required by law to inspect the property;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the applicant was denied access to the property after making a proper request for access at a reasonable time;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the application is approved by the Attorney General; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the inspection is sought for safety or health related purposes.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
