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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="10-208" title_number="10" title_name="Governmental Procedures" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Administrative Procedure Act -- Contested Cases">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An agency or the Office shall give all parties in a contested case reasonable written notice of the hearing.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The notice shall state:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the date, time, place, and nature of the hearing;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the right to call witnesses and submit documents or other evidence under § 10-213(f) of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>any applicable right to request subpoenas for witnesses and evidence and specify the costs, if any, associated with such a request;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>that a copy of the hearing procedure is available on request and specify the costs associated with such a request;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>any right or restriction pertaining to representation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>that failure to appear for the scheduled hearing may result in an adverse action against the party; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>that, unless otherwise prohibited by law, the parties may agree to the evidence and waive their right to appear at the hearing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The notice of hearing may be consolidated with the notice of agency action required under § 10-207 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>For purposes of this subtitle, publication in the Maryland Register does not constitute reasonable notice to a party.</text>
  </level>
</section>
