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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 28.03.01.06" title_num="28" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="01" heading="Waiver of Fees.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Eligibility Criteria. The Office shall waive filing and subpoena processing fees for a person that, when the request is filed:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is exempt from filing and subpoena processing fees under Regulation .01B of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is represented by counsel retained through any legal services program which receives State funding or funding through the Maryland Legal Services Corporation; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Applies for and is granted a waiver based on indigence under §B of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Requests for Fee Waivers Based on Indigence.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Indigent persons may apply for a fee waiver by including with their request for a hearing or request for a subpoena:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Documentation that they are receiving assistance listed in Regulation .01B(4) of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An appropriate affidavit of indigence with supporting documentation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An Affidavit of Indigence form, and instructions for completing it, are available:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>On the Office of Administrative Hearings website; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>By mail upon request.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If a request for a fee waiver is received without an affidavit demonstrating indigence:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Within 5 calendar days after receipt of the request, the Office shall mail the requesting person an Affidavit of Indigence form with instructions; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Within 14 calendar days after the form was mailed, the requesting person shall file the completed form and any supporting documentation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If it determines that the person is indigent, the Office shall grant the requested fee waiver or waivers.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Office may modify or waive any time periods established by this chapter for good cause.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>