# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 02 — State Public Information Act Compliance Board

### Chapter 02 — Complaint Process — Applicants

#### Regulation .08 Dismissal of Complaint.

*COMAR 14.02.02.08*

A. The Board shall dismiss a complaint if:

  (1) The Board lacks jurisdiction to review the complaint;

  (2) The complaint is filed more than 30 days after the applicant received the Ombudsman’s Final Determination; or

  (3) The complaint is not signed by the applicant.

B. If the Board dismisses a complaint because it is not signed by the applicant, the applicant may refile a signed complaint within the same 30 days of receiving the Final Determination from the Ombudsman.