Restricted Areas. An individual entering any restricted area on the Airport requires the authorization of the Administration. Security Regulations. Tampering or interfering with the lock or security access electronics of any door, window, gate, or other opening leading to the air operations area or any other restricted area at the Airport, or breaching any other security device is prohibited except under emergency conditions. Interference with security procedures or violation of security regulations or directives is prohibited. It is unlawful for an individual to knowingly and willingly enter an aircraft or an Airport restricted area including the air operations area, contrary to security requirements established by the federal government or the State. Weapons. Weapons, except those properly packaged for shipment, are prohibited. Exceptions to §C(1) of this regulation are: Law enforcement officers of the federal government, of the State of Maryland, its political subdivisions, and of the Maryland Aviation Administration and any other State agency, if weapons are required in performance of their duties; Enplaning and deplaning passengers authorized by 49 CFR §1544.219 to carry weapons aboard aircraft; and Uniformed employees of licensed armored transport services under contract to any tenant of the Airport carrying handguns when actually transporting monies or valuables. Discharge of any weapon on the Airport except in the performance of official duties or in the lawful defense of life or property is prohibited. Furnishing, giving, selling, or trading any weapon or simulated weapon on the Airport is prohibited. Toys sold by Airport concessionaires and approved by the Administration are excepted from this regulation. Identification Badge. An individual entering the air operations area at the Airport shall display an identification badge or be properly escorted by an individual displaying an identification badge issued by the Administration. The identification badge shall be worn conspicuously on the outermost garments. The type of plastic laminate on the identification badge shall be such that, if tampered with, any photograph and identification badge would be mutilated. An individual shall give prompt notice to the Airport Security Office if their identification badge is lost or stolen. The Administration may charge the individual a fee to replace an identification badge. The fees are: First replacement — $25; Each successive replacement — $50. An employer shall immediately collect and forward to the Airport Security Office the identification badge of an employee that is no longer employed by the employer. The Administration may charge a $100 fee to an employer for the failure to return an identification badge to the Administration. Identification badges are not transferable. An individual entering the air operations area or a restricted area shall insert the individual’s identification badge or personal identification number, or both, in the appropriate reader. All individuals in lawful possession of, or applying for, an identification badge from the Administration shall comply with all laws applicable to Airport security, including without limitation all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures established by the Administration or the United States Department of Homeland Security, by and through the United States Transportation Security Administration, including the provisions of 49 CFR Parts 1540, 1542, and 1544, as amended. All individuals approved to be an authorized signatory shall comply with all laws applicable to Airport security, including without limitation all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures established by the Administration or the United States Department of Homeland Security, by and through the United States Transportation Security Administration, including the provisions of 49 CFR Parts 1540, 1542, and 1544, as amended. The Administration’s Director of the Airport Security Office, or the Director’s designee, shall have the authority to refuse, revoke, suspend, or confiscate any individual’s identification badge for any lawful reason, including, but not limited to, violations of federal laws, State laws, or Airport security rules, regulations, policies, or procedures. If the Administration’s Director of the Airport Security Office, or the Director’s designee, determines that an individual in lawful possession of an identification badge poses an immediate or continuing threat to the security of the Airport or the health, safety, or welfare of Airport property, tenants, personnel, passengers, or customers, the Director, or the Director’s designee, may immediately revoke, suspend, or confiscate the individual’s identification badge. If the Administration’s Director of the Airport Security Office, or the Director’s designee, refuses, revokes, suspends, or confiscates an individual’s identification badge, notice of the action shall be mailed to the last known address of the individual and served personally on the individual through the individual’s authorized signatory. The notice shall state the reason for the action, the duration of the action, and any requirements that must be met before an identification badge can be restored, and shall advise the individual of the individual’s right to request a hearing before the Administration’s Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee. Each notice of refusal, revocation, suspension, or confiscation shall be effective upon receipt by the individual’s authorized signatory. Except in matters involving refusals or immediate revocations, suspensions, or confiscations of identification badges, upon receipt of a request for a hearing, the Administration’s Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, shall stay the revocation, suspension, or confiscation pending the outcome of the hearing. In matters involving refusals or immediate revocations, suspensions, or confiscations of identification badges, the refusal, suspension, revocation, or confiscation shall remain in effect until it is amended or terminated by the Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, or it expires by its terms. A request for a hearing must be filed in writing with the Administration’s Executive Director no later than 10 calendar days after notice of the action has been served on the individual’s authorized signatory. The request for a hearing must state the grounds for the appeal. The Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee shall review the individual’s written appeal and shall set a date to conduct a hearing. The Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee shall render a final agency decision in writing. All hearings under this regulation shall be conducted and decisions rendered in accordance with the Maryland Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.