# State Government (GSG)

## Title 20. Human Relations

### Subtitle 10. Enforcement

#### Section 20-1006

(a) On the making of a finding under Sec. 20-1005(c)(2) of this subtitle that an agreement to remedy and eliminate the discrimination cannot be reached, the entire file, including the complaint and any findings, shall be certified to the general counsel of the Commission.

(b) The Executive Director of the Commission shall cause a written notice to be issued and served in the name of the Commission, together with a copy of the complaint, requiring the respondent to answer the charges of the complaint at a public hearing:

  (1) before an administrative law judge at a time and place certified in the notice; or

  (2) if the complaint alleges an unlawful employment practice, in a civil action elected under Sec. 20-1007 of this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)