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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="8-215" title_number="8" title_name="Valuation and Assessment" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Assessment Procedures">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person claiming to be aggrieved by discrimination prohibited by § 8-214 of this subtitle may file a sworn, written complaint with the Attorney General.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee shall investigate all written complaints.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Attorney General may initiate an investigation of a suspected violation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>If there is reasonable cause for believing that a country club or golf course has practiced or is practicing discrimination in violation of § 8-214 of this subtitle, the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee shall hold a hearing to determine the existence of the alleged violation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>administer oaths; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of books, papers, records, and documents.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the Attorney General finds evidence of a pattern or practice of discrimination, the Attorney General shall make a consent agreement with the country club or golf course to end the discrimination.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a country club or golf course refuses to make a consent agreement, or breaches or violates a consent agreement, the Attorney General shall issue an order to the country club or golf course to end the discrimination.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a country club or golf course fails to comply with an order issued under subsection (c) of this section, the country club or golf course may not be assessed as a country club or golf course under § 8-213 of this subtitle until the Attorney General determines that the country club or golf course complies with the order.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A country club or golf course that has failed to comply with an order issued under subsection (c) of this section shall be assessed as if there were no agreement under § 8-213 of this subtitle. However, the country club or golf course is not liable for the unpaid taxes described in § 8-216 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A country club or golf course may appeal any action taken under this section as provided by §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a country club or golf course fails to provide information requested by the Attorney General to investigate a charge of discrimination, the Attorney General may request that the circuit court for the county in which the country club or golf course is located issue a subpoena for the information.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the circuit court finds that the information sought relates to proof of discrimination by a country club or golf course, the court shall issue a subpoena for the information.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>After a complaint has been filed, the Attorney General may bring an action to obtain a temporary injunction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The action shall be brought in the circuit court for the county where the country club or golf course which is the subject of the alleged discrimination is located.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
