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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="5-209" title_number="5" title_name="Aviation" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Aviation Commission and Maryland Aviation Administration">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Executive Director or any officer or employee of the Administration designated by the Executive Director may conduct investigations, inquiries, and hearings as to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any matter covered by this title or by a rule, regulation, or order of the Administration; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any aeronautics accident in this State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Hearings shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Open to the public; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided in § 5–210 of this subtitle, held on such notice as the Executive Director considers advisable.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Executive Director or his designee may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Administer oaths;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Certify to all official acts; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Issue subpoenas and orders for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of papers, books, and documents.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a person fails to comply with any subpoena or order issued under this section, the Executive Director or his designee may invoke the aid of a court of competent jurisdiction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The court may order that person to obey the subpoena or order or to give evidence about the matter in question.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
