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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.52.06.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="52" chapter_num="06" heading="Request for Hearing.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person who receives a notice of violation with a penalty for a violation of Regulation .04, .05C, D, or E, or .06 of this chapter, or of Health-General Article, §20-106, Annotated Code of Maryland, may request a hearing on the notice of violation with a penalty.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In order to preserve a right to a hearing on a violation with a penalty under this chapter, if a hearing is desired, a person shall submit a written request to the Department’s Environmental Health Bureau under the Prevention and Health Promotion Administration for a hearing within 10 days of receipt of the notice of violation with a penalty.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Secretary shall provide for a hearing on the violation with a penalty by referring the matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Office of Administrative Hearings shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Schedule and conduct the hearing on the violation with a penalty; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Render a decision and notify the parties of the decision within 90 days after the hearing.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>