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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="16-304" title_number="16" title_name="Suspension and Debarment of Contractors" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board shall notify a person that the person is debarred under § 16-202(a) of this title, and shall give reasonable opportunity for that person to be heard on whether the stated basis for debarment exists.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Attorney General may institute proceedings to debar a person under § 16-202(b) or § 16-203 of this title by filing an administrative complaint with the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board shall notify the person that debarment proceedings have been initiated and that the person has a right to a hearing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Before being debarred, a person subject to debarment under § 16-202(b) or § 16-203 of this title is entitled to a hearing before the Board. The Board shall conduct the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>When a unit contracting for a public body is notified that a person who has applied for a contract is subject to debarment under this title, the unit shall notify the person in writing that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the application may be disqualified; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the person has a right to a hearing before the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Unless a person notified by the Board pursuant to this section submits a request to the Board for a hearing within 30 days after receiving such notice, the person:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>waives the right to a hearing; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is debarred.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
