# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 12. Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration

### Subtitle 2. Hearings

#### Section 12-204

Notice of any hearing scheduled by this Administration shall state:

(1) The date, time, place, and nature of the hearing;

(2) The legal authority and jurisdiction of the Administration to hear the matter;

(3) The facts in sufficient detail to enable a party to prepare his case;

(4) The nature of the proposed action that the Administration is to consider;

(5) The right of a party to call witnesses and offer documentary evidence under the provisions of Sec. 10-213 of the State Government Article;

(6) When applicable, the right of a party to request the subpoena of witnesses and the costs thereof;

(7) That a copy of the hearing procedures is available on request of a party, and the cost to obtain a copy;

(8) The right of a party to the hearing to be represented by counsel; and

(9) If a licensee is a party to the hearing, the right of the Administration, on failure of the licensee to appear, to:

  (i) Order a suspension of the party's license or privilege until the party appears for a hearing; or

  (ii) Impose any sanction proposed in the notice.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)