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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-1604" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Office of Administrative Hearings">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Chief Administrative Law Judge shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>supervise the Office of Administrative Hearings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>establish qualifications for administrative law judges;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>appoint and remove administrative law judges in accordance with § 9–1605 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>assign administrative law judges to conduct hearings in contested cases or cases to determine eligibility for compensation and benefits under § 10–501 of the State Finance and Procurement Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>if necessary, establish classifications for case assignment on the basis of subject matter, expertise, and case complexity;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>establish and implement standard and specialized training programs and provide materials for administrative law judges;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>provide and coordinate continuing education programs and services for administrative law judges, including research, technical assistance, technical and professional publications, compiling and disseminating information, and advise of changes in the law relative to their duties;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>develop model rules of procedure and other guidelines for administrative hearings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>develop a code of professional responsibility for administrative law judges; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>monitor the quality of State administrative hearings.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Chief Administrative Law Judge may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>serve as an administrative law judge in a contested case or a case to determine eligibility for compensation and benefits under § 10–501 of the State Finance and Procurement Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>furnish administrative law judges on a contractual basis to other governmental entities;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>accept and expend funds, grants, and gifts and accept services from any public or private source;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>enter into agreements and contracts with any public or private agencies or educational institutions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>adopt regulations to implement this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>assess fees to cover administrative expenses as follows:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>to file an appeal, a fee not exceeding:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>$150 for an appeal of a driver’s license suspension or revocation related to a violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>$50 for all other types of appeals; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>to process a subpoena, a fee not exceeding $5.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Fees charged under paragraph (1) of this subsection for administrative expenses may not be charged to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>State agencies; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>petitioners who are determined by the Office of Administrative Hearings to be unable to pay the fees.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A fee charged under paragraph (1) of this subsection for filing an appeal shall be refunded to a party who initiates the appeal if the party receives a favorable decision from the administrative law judge.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Chief Administrative Law Judge shall submit an annual report on the activities of the Office to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of this article, to the General Assembly.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This report may be prepared in conjunction with the annual report required under § 9–1610 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Chief Administrative Law Judge shall meet and confer regularly with the Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings.</text>
  </level>
</section>
