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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 24.01.04.03" title_num="24" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="04" heading="Notice and Hearing.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In a contested case all parties shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The notice shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>State the time, place, and nature of the hearing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>State the legal authority under which the hearing is to be held;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Cite the particular sections of the statutes and regulations, including procedural regulations, that are pertinent; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>State concisely and simply:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The facts that are asserted; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the facts cannot be stated in detail when the notice is given, the issues that are involved.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>