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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 09.33.02.08" title_num="09" subtitle_num="33" chapter_num="02" heading="Order Compelling Compliance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Issuance.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If, after investigation, the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, believes an employer has violated Labor and Employment Article, §11-305, Annotated Code of Maryland, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this Act, the Secretary shall, with reasonable promptness, issue an order compelling compliance.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An order shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be in writing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Describe with specificity the nature of the alleged violation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>State the penalty, if any, that the Secretary proposes to assess under Labor and Employment Article, §11-306, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Inform a party of the requirements of §B(2) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Enforcement.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A party to whom an order is issued may file with the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, a written notice of contest to the proposed penalty.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notice shall be:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In writing; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Postmarked within 15 business days of the date of the order.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If a party does not file proper notice of contest, any proposed penalty becomes final upon the expiration of 15 business days following the party's receipt of the order.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If a party files a notice of contest in accordance with this regulation, the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, shall delegate the hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A contested hearing shall be governed by COMAR 09.01.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>