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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 12.09.01.05" title_num="12" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="01" heading="Request for Review Hearings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Board shall conduct a request for review hearing according to State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Board shall permit the applicant, or the applicant's attorney, if present:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>To present testimony or cross-examine witnesses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A reasonable time to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Present evidence;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Offer rebuttal evidence; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>File briefs or other statements or depositions containing relevant information.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Board may receive as evidence a statement, document, information, or matter that in the Board's discretion is relevant and of such a nature as to afford a fair hearing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Representation by Counsel.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An applicant may be represented before the Board by an attorney licensed in the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An applicant's attorney shall file with the Board, before the attorney's first appearance, a notice of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Appearance; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>When appropriate, a notice of substitution.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If an applicant designates an attorney and the attorney has filed with the Board a notice of appearance, that notice remains in effect until:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The applicant files with the Board a written revocation of the attorney's authority;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The attorney files with the Board a written statement of withdrawal;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The attorney states on the record at a Board hearing that the attorney is withdrawing from the case; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The Board receives notice of the attorney's death or disqualification.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>As long as a notice of appearance filed under this regulation is in effect, the Board shall send a copy of a written communication or notice to the applicant's attorney.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Hearing Record.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board shall record a request for review hearing, but is not required to transcribe the recording unless requested.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual requesting a transcript shall pay, in advance, for the cost to transcribe a hearing record.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>