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Chapter 01. Conflicts Policy

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Regulation .01 Definitions.Copy Citation

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A.
In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“ALJ” means an individual:
(a)
Appointed as an Administrative Law Judge pursuant to the requirements established under State Government Article, §9-1604(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(b)
Designated pursuant to State Government Article, §9-1607, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2)
“Chief ALJ” means the individual appointed as head of the Office pursuant to State Government Article, §9-1603, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3)
“Employee” means a contractual, temporary, or permanent employee of the Office at the time the action that gave rise to the hearing request arose.
(4)
“Member of the employee’s family or household” means:
(a)
A parent, spouse, sibling, or child of the employee; or
(b)
A relative or other person who shares the employee’s legal residence, or over whose affairs the employee has legal or actual control.
(5)
“Office” means the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Regulation .02 Selection of Substituted ALJs.Copy Citation

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A proceeding before the Office in which an employee of the Office or a member of the employee’s household is a party may be heard by an individual designated by the Chief ALJ pursuant to State Government Article, §9-1607, Annotated Code of Maryland, who meets the requirements established under State Government Article, §9-1604(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, and who is not an Office employee.
Chapter annotations
Authority: State Government Article, §§9-1604 and 9-1607, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: September 16, 1991 (18:18 Md. R. 2009)
History: Regulation .01B amended effective May 6, 1996 (23:9 Md. R. 672); January 8, 2001 (27:26 Md. R. 2360); January 10, 2020 (46:26 Md. R. 1168)
History: Regulation .02 amended effective January 20, 1992 (19:1 Md. R. 35)
History: Regulation .02 amended as an emergency provision effective July 8, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1219); amended permanently effective January 7, 1994 (20:25 Md. R. 1950)
History: Regulation .02 amended effective January 10, 2020 (46:26 Md. R. 1168)