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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09-1" citation="COMAR 09.32.01.09-1" title_num="09" subtitle_num="32" chapter_num="01" heading="Collection of Administrative Fees and Interest.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Collection by Assessment.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If an employing unit fails to pay administrative fees or related interest due based on information the employing unit provided in a contribution report, the Secretary:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>May assess the amount of the payment or interest due as prescribed under Labor and Employment Article, §8-629, Annotated Code of Maryland, for the nonpayment of contributions; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Notwithstanding §(2) of this regulation, may make an additional assessment if the contribution report is later determined to be incorrect.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An assessment under this regulation is final unless:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An employing unit requests a review determination under Labor and Employment Article, §8-604, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>On its own motion, the Board of Appeals grants a hearing to consider whether the amount should be reduced.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Except in the case of a fraudulent contribution report or the failure to file a contribution report, written notice of an assessment under this regulation shall be sent to an employing unit within 3 years of the last day of the period at issue in the notice.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If an employing unit fails to pay an assessment under this regulation, the Secretary may file a notice of lien in the circuit court of the county where the employing unit’s principal place of business is located, or a notice of lien in any other county that includes the information set forth in Labor and Employment Article, §8-629, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If, after an assessment, an employing unit fails to pay administrative fees or interest, the Secretary may collect the amount due by filing a civil action or pursuing any other available legal means.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>