# COMAR Title 17 — Department of Budget and Management

## Subtitle 02 — Office of the Secretary

### Chapter 03 — Contested Cases Regulations

#### Regulation .04 Hearing Officer.

*COMAR 17.02.03.04*

Once a hearing has been scheduled, the Secretary shall designate a hearing officer who shall conduct the hearing and render a decision. The Secretary may designate himself as the hearing officer. If a person other than the Secretary is the hearing officer, the hearing officer may only issue a proposed decision according to Regulation .08B of this chapter.